Dictionary / Vocabulary / 実のところ
じつのところ
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
Also written 実の所
実のところ、即決を悔やんでないといったら嘘だった。
Truthfully, if I'd said I didn't have any regrets over my snap decision I'd have been lying.
彼女は実のところ全く信用できない。
In fact, she's quite unreliable.
彼は名前のみの学者で実のところそうではない。
He is a scholar by name, not in fact.