ぶっつけ

noun, na-adjective

without preparation; off the cuff; abrupt

Describes doing something suddenly or without prior arrangement, often with a nuance of being thrown into a situation. Common in the phrase ぶっつけ本番 (performing without rehearsal).

See also: ぶっつけ本番

• ぶっつけ本ほん番ばんでスピーチを頼たのまれた。

  I was asked to give a speech on the spot, without any preparation.

• ぶっつけの打うち合あわせだったので、うまく話はなせなかった。

  It was an impromptu meeting, so I couldn't speak well.

na-adjective, noun

unreserved; frank; blunt

Used for a manner or remark that is direct and without holding back, sometimes to the point of being blunt.

• 彼かれのぶっつけな物もの言いいには驚おどろいた。

  I was surprised by his blunt way of speaking.

• ぶっつけに言いうと、その計けい画かくは無む理りだと思おもう。

  To be frank, I think that plan is impossible.

noun

beginning; start; outset

Rare noun meaning the very beginning or outset of something. Mostly encountered in older or literary contexts.

• ぶっつけから難むずかしい問もん題だいに直ちょく面めんした。

  Right from the start, we faced a difficult problem.