表向き – Vocabulary details

表おもて向むき

Noun

1. outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

だが、それはあくまで表おもて向むきだ。But that's only the official story.

front side

direction

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もてむき

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

だが、それはあくまで表おもて向むきだ。

But that's only the official story.

表おもて向むきには何なにが変かわったわけでもない。

Outwardly, nothing has changed.

表おもて向むきは、この階かいにも客きゃくが入はいっていることになっている。

Officially, this floor is supposed to have guests too.

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