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本来 ほんらい N2

  1. originally; primarily
  2. by nature; essentially; in (and of) itself; intrinsically; naturally
  3. legal; normal; proper; rightful

本来から言えば ほんらいからいえば

  1. by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

本来であれば ほんらいであれば

  1. by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

本来なら ほんらいなら

  1. by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

本来の面目 ほんらいのめんもく

  1. one's true nature

本来受信者 ほんらいじゅしんしゃ

  1. preferred recipient

本来無一物 ほんらいむいちもつ

  1. Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments; all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing
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