In a Nutshell
Honte is to make your own stones thick, and furthermore to have another move to aim at.

* It is often the vital point for shape
* It is to capture the stone in a ladder promptly if it would cause trouble by running away
* If your opponent does not defend, put your aim into action

On making a single move you

1) Repair your defect
2) And take aim. Both of these are very important.

As for counterfeit honte plays,

1) They are moves without a follow-up aim, and unnecessary moves (these are "lukewarm")
2) No matter how much they hold on to sente, if moves leave behind something for the opponent to aim at, they are only a makeshift. If such moves do nothing more than take sente, then if you would get sente back anyway, you would be better off playing honte in the first place.

まとめ

＊本手とは・・・自分を厚くして、なおかつ次の狙いがある手

*形の急所になることも多い
*逃げられて困るシチョウは早く抜く
*相手は守らなかったら、狙いを実行

一手かける以上、

（１）自分のキズを守る
（２）次に狙いがあるの両方が当てはまることが大事。

＊本手に似て非なるもの・・・

（１）狙いがない手、必要のない守りは「ぬるい」
（２）いくら先手で守っても、まだ狙いが残っていては、「間に合わせ」。先手は取るに越したことはないが、結局手が戻るなら、最初から本手を打つことが得策。