ほんねとたてまえ· also ホンネとタテマエ
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
Also written 本音と建て前
Expression, Noun
アメリカも本音ほんねと建前たてまえを使つかい分わける国くにだ。
America is also a country that separates its public motives from its private ones.