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What is the meaning of “ありのまま”?

WordMeaning
ありのまま〔明白な〕plain;〔ごまかしのない〕unvarnished, undisguised;〔率直な〕frank, candid, straightforward

ありのままの事実
a plain [an unvarnished/a straight/an undisguised] fact

ありのままの意見
a frank [candid] opinion

状況のありのままを語った
He described conditions just as they were./He gave 「a straightforward [an objective] account of the situation.

ありのままを言う
give 「an accurate [a faithful] account/《口》 tell it like it is

ありのままに言うとあれは間違いだった
「To be frank (with you) [Frankly speaking], that was a mistake.

衝突時の状況をありのままに話しなさい
Tell us exactly what happened at the time of the collision.

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