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Zach

本題

Reading

Kana: ほんだい
Romaji: hondai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

main question; real issue at hand

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject

Example Sentences

本題(ほんだい)(にゅう)ろう。
➥Let's get down to business.
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(かれ)(はなし)本題(ほんだい)からそれた。
➥His story departed from his main theme.
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講師(こうし)本題(ほんだい)から脱線(だっせん)してしまった。
➥The speaker wandered away from the subject.
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さて本題(ほんだい)にはいろうか。
➥Well, let's get down to business.
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本題(ほんだい)(はい)って仕事(しごと)(はなし)をしよう。
➥Let's get down to brass tacks and talk business.
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本題(ほんだい)からそれないようにしましょう。
➥Let's not deviate from the subject.
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