本命

Meanings

1. Noun, No-adjective

   favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner
2. one's heart's desire; first choiceColloquial

• 本命ほんめいと対抗馬たいこうばが競せり合あったお陰かげで、ダークホースの彼かれが漁夫ぎょふの利りを得えたってわけだ。

  Since the favorite and his rival were running against each other a dark horse like him was able to pull out in front.

• 「昨日きのうさぁ、冷蔵庫れいぞうこに入はいってたトムのチョコ食たべたら、マジ切ぎれされちゃったんだけど、そんなに怒おこらなくてもいいと思おもわない？」「冷蔵庫れいぞうこのって、あのピンクの箱はこに入はいったやつ？」「そうそう」「そりゃぁ、怒おこるわよ。あれ本命ほんめいにもらったチョコだもん」「マジで？」

  "Hey, uh, so yesterday, I ate the chocolate Tom had in the fridge, and he got really mad at me. Don't you think his reaction was a bit much?" "By the chocolate in the fridge, do you mean the one that was in that pink box?" "Yeah." "Well then, it's no wonder he got mad. That chocolate had real sentiment behind it." "Seriously?"