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たてまえ

たてまえ 建て前 【表向きの原則 】one's public principle (s ); 【公の立場 】one's official stand .▸ 建て前では in theory / in principle .▸ 入場券がなければ入れないというのは建て前だ Officially , you can't enter without a ticket .You can't get in without a ticket . It's a principle .▸ 建て前と本音があんなに違う人も珍しい I've never met a person like him who says one thing and means quite another .