Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of ほんばん – see the following entry.
本番
[noun] the real thing (of an event or action); getting serious
[noun] (more specifically)
[noun] (entertainment) performance or (actual) recording (as opposed to a rehearsal)
[noun] (entertainment) main content; real content (as opposed to filler content)
[noun] (sports) real competition (as opposed to practice)
[noun] (euphemistic) sexual intercourse
(This term, ほんばん, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)