ほんばん
Honban
本番 (Honban) is a Japanese noun meaning “performance (as opposed to practice), going before an audience or on-air, take, game”.
Meanings
- nounperformance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take
- noungame; match
- nounhigh of the season; height (of summer, etc.); actual event (or celebration, etc.); real deal
- nounpenetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
- nounproduction environment
Examples
咳止めシロップ。本番前に一口飲まないと落ち着かない！
Cough syrup. If I don't drink a mouthful before going on stage I can't settle down!
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).