本体(ほんたい)substance, real form, main part, main unit, body (of a machine), this machine, this appliance, object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.), noumenon

カメラの本体(ほんたい)とレンズを購入(こうにゅう)する。

Purchase the main body of the camera and the lens. {substance, real form, main part, main unit, body (of a machine), this machine, this appliance, object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.), noumenon}

店員(てんいん)：「商品(しょうひん)の本体(ほんたい)の価格(かかく)が千(せん)円(えん)で送料(そうりょう)が百(ひゃく)円(えん)です。」

Shop Assistant: "The main unit price of the product is one thousand yen and the shipping fee is one hundred yen." {substance, real form, main part, main unit, body (of a machine), this machine, this appliance, object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.), noumenon}

商品(しょうひん)を本体(ほんたい)の価格(かかく)で売(う)ってしまったので、利益(りえき)がありません。

I sold the product at the cost of the main unit, so there is no profit. {substance, real form, main part, main unit, body (of a machine), this machine, this appliance, object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.), noumenon}

そのパソコンは本体(ほんたい)が重(おも)いとあって、あまり女性(じょせい)には人気(にんき)が無(な)い。

Since the main unit of that computer is heavy, it's not very popular among women. {substance, real form, main part, main unit, body (of a machine), this machine, this appliance, object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.), noumenon}

ずっと愛用(あいよう)していた、愛(あい)してやまない財布(さいふ)本体(ほんたい)を無(な)くし絶望(ぜつぼう)感(かん)で一杯(いっぱい)である。

I've lost the wallet that I've been using and loving for a long time, and I am filled with a sense of despair. {substance, real form, main part, main unit, body (of a machine), this machine, this appliance, object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.), noumenon}