たてまえ
Meanings
Noun
1. face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
2. ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
Pitch accent
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Composed of
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake