Kanji
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ground; earth's surface
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
front; frontage; facade; main
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
face (of person)
every person; each one; everybody
water's surface
(the) whole face
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
first meeting; first interview with
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
directly opposite; right in front
to care for someone; to look after someone
to face on; to look out on to
interview (e.g. for a job)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
acquaintance
sea level; (surface of) sea
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
content of a letter
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
surface of a wall
inside; interior
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
washroom; bathroom
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to meet face-to-face
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
countenance; features; looks
moon's surface
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
whole surface; entire
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
section; cross section; profile
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
grimace; sullen face
level surface; plane
road surface
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
lake surface
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
front entrance; front door
surface of a board or record
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
washbasin; washstand
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
rear; back; reverse
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
every quarter; all sides
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
both sides; two sides; double-sided
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
notebook; account book; register
mirror surface; lens surface
directly opposite; right in front
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
face value; par
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
taking care of someone
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
on the other hand
floor; floor surface
being all smiles with joy
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
sheet music; score
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
visiting or office hours
weird; strange; mysterious
to put someone to trouble
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
seat (of a chair)
triumphant air; smugness
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
through a (computer, etc.) screen
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
inner; internal; inside
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
one scene (in play)
oval-faced; long-faced
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
four sides; all sides
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
washing one's face
large screen (TV, film, etc.)
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
visiting room; visitation room
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
bottom; underside; base
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
face guard; visor
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
curved surface
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
external; superficial; outward; surface
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
the dark side; the seamy side
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
eight faces; all sides
page of a magazine
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
for the present; for the time being
(police) line-up
top (side); surface
snow surface; surface of snow
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
social page (of newspaper); local news page
to be identified
lunar base; moon base
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
great trouble; difficulty
practical side of life
noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
mental aspect; mental side
long thin face; Black Scraper (fish)
financials; on the funding (capital) side
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
north face; north side; the north; facing north
cross-section view
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
top view (esp. diagrams)
abusing someone to his (her) face
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
military aspect
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
square; formal; prim; stuffy
shame; disgrace
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
ground plan; plane figure
spherical surface
interview; oral examination
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
expression; complexion
many-sided; multifaceted
(a) passing acquaintance
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
multifaceted; versatile
phase; aspect; field; side
face; looks
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
fish with a human-looking face
scene change; cutaway; cut
sea level rise; rise in sea level
plane of the ecliptic
to lose face; to be disgraced
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
other side; another side; different angle; on the other hand
to put a mask on
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
whole area; entire region
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
iron mask (worn by samurai)
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many
to plane off the corners
frightful face
internalization
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
one's world within; one's inner world
silver-plated champron
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
liquid surface
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
B-side (of a record)
cultural aspect
to get credit; to win honor; to win honour
various facets (aspects)
street-level store; shop facing the street
inclined plane; slope
unmarked police car
land swindler; fraudulent land broker
regular hexahedron; cube
total denial; complete denial; denying totally (flatly, outright)
ape mask; ape-like face; ape face
management aspects (of business)
anonymous author; pseudonymous author; writer who conceals his identity
without getting annoyed; without being bothered; diligently; properly; carefully
abstract side of things (such as personnel, skill, information; as opposed to physical things)
operations (a strategy) on two fronts; two-pronged strategy
financial aspects
tangible side of things (such as equipment and facilities; as opposed to the abstract side)
Fosbury-back flop; backward jump
functional aspect
the certainty of divine punishment; Swift is Heaven's vengeance
A-side (of a record)
on the other hand
(in) various settings; act to act; place to place
radiant smile; contented smile; look of complete satisfaction
screen layout (film, television); window layout (computer); photo layout; page layout
total (full-scale) withdrawal; complete pullout (pullback)
contact area (of an electrical connection)
horizontal plane; level surface
moonsault (type of somersault)
concavity; concave
upper surface; top side
cross-sectional area
both material and moral; both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
joining surface; bonding plane; adherend
absolutely no smoking; complete smoking ban; total ban on smoking
face of a seal
mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face
a new phase or aspect
preparatory document; legal brief
opposite the front; front seats in a theater; stalls; (seat facing) south side of ring
looks, features
total size (of land); square measure
pimple; acne
round box for apportioning individual rice servings
clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)
personal reproof
rough surface
troublesome; bothersome
meditation facing a wall
(transverse) cross section
(with) one's face beaming with joy; smiling from ear to ear
advantage; upside; plus side; positive aspect; benefit
right side
display surface; view surface; presentation surface
surface treatment; surface machining; facing
audience with a person of high rank
reprimanding (a person) personally; personal reproof
same plane; same level; flush (with); even (with)
young person with a monkey-like face (nickname for Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
wave surface; wave-front
displaying books face-outwards
slope (e.g. of embankment)
full page advertisement
facing the east; east face; east side; the east
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
convex surface; convex
face-to-face conversation; interview
longitudinal section
interviewer; interviewee
pagination (printing)
psychological depiction of a literary character
hidden historical background
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
coplanar; in the same plane; flush; even (with)
transit of a planet over the solar disk; solar transit
fine-point brushes
ventral surface
face-to-face lesson; face-to-face class
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
tread (of a wheel); step (of a stair)
articular facet; facies articularis
surface pressure
plane of revolution
surface of a wound
road surface freezing
gentle slope; easy slope
face (of a bond, bill, etc.)
elevation (view)
visitation rights
one's face turning red; with a flush on one's face
string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering)
land area (of a country, continent, etc.)
counter selling; face-to-face selling; person-to-person selling
details when I see you
angry face
mask worn by a bugaku dancer
(with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance
undergoing a complete change in appearance; changing something out of all recognition; a rise in one's reputation
double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand
face value; nominal value; par value
surface-drawing
facial spasm; facial tic
student who is trying to get into their preferred college while already enrolled at another college
façade (building)
hook-and-loop fastener (e.g. Velcro)
across-the-board fall in prices
horizontal plane
plane symmetry; symmetry with respect to a plane
breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation
new phase; new aspect; new stage; new situation
face tattoo; facial tattoo
printing on both sides
erythrophobia; fear of blushing
visitation rights; non-custodial parent's right of access
one's true character; one's true self; one's true worth; serious; earnest
edge; edge face; end face
facial carbuncle; facial furuncle
pick-guard (protective patch on a biwa, etc.)
corner seating (noh), facing the corner pillar
Ekadasamukha (eleven-faced Avalokitesvara)
subsidiary screen; sub-screen; pop-up window
Riemann surface
lunar rover; Moon buggy
image surface (optics)
crystal plane; crystalline plane; crystal face
humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)
masked burglar; masked bandit
recording surface (e.g. of CD, tape, etc.)
surface of a cylinder; skin of a cylinder
innovation; new vista; new field
basic multi-lingual plane; BMP
look at both sides of the thing; (lit.) look at both sides of the shield
matching surface; mating face
window grate; window grating
new appearance; new look; new sight; new scene
Moho (Mohorovicic discontinuity)
performing without a mask (noh)
surface of revolution
side seating (to stage right in noh); centerstage right (noh)
rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it
surface of a tooth
type page; printed page; surface of a printing plate
fault plane; fault surface
grade crossing; level crossing
transverse section
anchor ring; torus
the swiftness of retributive justice
beautiful from all sides; perfect serenity; affability
exceptionally ugly man
control surface
double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand
displaying face out (magazines, books, etc. on a shelf); front facing display; forward facing display
pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back
sudden reversal in the tide of events; the situation taking a new turn
general rise in stock prices
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
Fermi surface
metal bars of a face guard (kendo)
enneahedron; nonahedron
masticating surface; occlusal surface
bottom fermentation (brewing)
large-scale housing and lifestyle development project
walking so that one faces oncoming traffic
smooth endoplasmic reticulum; smooth ER
rough endoplasmic reticulum; rough ER; granular endoplasmic reticulum
light chamfering (engineering)
documentary examination
sea level change; eustatic change
hidden surface removal
the front page of an application blank
no-par stock; no-par-value stock
interfacial phenomenon; surface phenomenon
having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha; having a stern face but a tender heart
hidden surface
continued overleaf; please turn over; PTO
screen capture; screen dump; screen grab
facial paralysis; facial nerve paralysis
(both) the bright and dark sides
transit (of a planet) over the Sun
reduction (of pressure) to mean sea level
main screen; parent screen
wide-ranging and diverse; multifarious
put your household shrine in a high position in the front of the house and your Buddhist altar in the back
no-par stock; no-par-value stock
surface-active agent; surfactant
polyhedral angle
veil (beekeeping, apiculture)
slight acquaintance
developable surface
on a technical level
public prosecutor's record of a statement given before a prosecutor
cylindrical surface
scanning surface; test surface
polished surface; facet
tangent plane; tangential plane
fluorochemical surfactant; fluorine-based surfactant
boldly; audaciously; impudently; unashamedly; unabashedly
touch sensitive screen; touch screen
isobaric surface; constant-pressure surface; barometric surface
aspherical surface; aspherical
verbal arithmetic; alphametic; cryptarithmetic; cryptarithm; word addition
polished surface; ground surface
plane of polarisation; plane of polarization
(circular) conical surface
face value (of a bond, cheque, etc.); face amount
curvature of field (optics)
smile mask syndrome; state of constantly smiling and suppressing one's emotions
barn owl (Tyto alba)
flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthis depressa); pancake devilfish
(woman's) ugly or homely face; old bag
Oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)
masked owl (Tyto novaehollandiae); Australian masked owl
New Britain masked owl (Tyto aurantia); New Britain barn owl; golden masked owl; Bismarck owl; Bismarck masked owl
Taliabu owl (Tyto nigrobrunnea); Taliabu masked owl; Sula Islands barn owl
Madagascar red owl (Tyto soumagnei); Madagascar grass owl; Sourmange's owl; red owl
sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa); greater sooty owl
eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris); Australian grass owl
upside-down fern (Arachniodes standishii)
grass owl (Tyto capensis); African grass owl
Tanzanian bay owl (Phodilus prigoginei); Congo bay owl
Calanthe tricarinata (species of orchid)