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正体 しょうたい N3

  1. identity; origin; true character; true colors; true form; truth (of a mystery, phenomenon, etc.)
  2. consciousness; one's senses

正体不明 しょうたいふめい

  1. unidentifiable; unidentified

正体字 せいたいじ

  1. traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character

幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花 ゆうれいのしょうたいみたりかれおばな

  1. fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass; things are not as scary as they seem
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