LingakuFrequency rank: 5,394. – 5,395.
- main question; real issue at hand
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- main question; real issue at hand
This expression is used to refer to the central or most important topic of discussion, often indicating a shift from preliminary or background information to the core matter that requires attention or resolution.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ほんだいにはいる本題に入るto get to the main issueほんだい本題をはなす話すto discuss the main topicほんだい本題をとりあげる取り上げるto take up the main issueほんだい本題をわすれる忘れるto forget the main questionほんだい本題をおえる終えるto wrap up the main discussionほんだい本題をかくにん確認するto confirm the main issueほんだい本題からそれる逸れるto deviate from the main topicほんだい本題をせいり整理するto organize the main issueほんだい本題をさきにすすめる先に進めるto proceed with the main questionほんだい本題にもどる戻るto return to the main topic
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Example sentences
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In order to distract the others, we brought up this irrelevant issue as a red herring.
Anyway, to get to what I wanted to ask you...it's about the party. Are you free Friday?
I think it's about time we got down to brass tacks.
We have been discussing minor matters; it's high time we began talking turkey.
Now let's return to the main problem of education.
Here I want to bring the introduction to a close and get to the real subject.