- 敵本主義
- てきほんしゅぎ【敵本主義】a manner of proceeding in which one pretends to be acting for one purpose, but midway through one switches to the real purpose.
●彼があんなことをやったのは敵本主義だ. He had an ulterior motive [his own ax to grind] when he did that.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.
