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to face; to go towards; to head towards
to turn towards; to point
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
other side; opposite side; other party
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be opposite; to face each other
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to fight against; to oppose; to face
facing upward
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to meet face-to-face
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to look away; to turn away
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to look upward
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to send or direct a person to
opposite side; other side; other party
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to look around; to look towards (us)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
showing one's face in public; facing another person
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
opposite bank; farther shore
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
business; errand; nature of one's business
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
perfect; just right; ideal
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
headwind; head wind
to change direction
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
house across the street; neighbor across the street
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
ostensible (surface) reason
to look upward
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
facing south; southern exposure
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
facing outward
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
for the general public
facing inward
to turn sideways
at one's fancy (whim)
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
to turn up (one's face)
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
on the right as one faces (it)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
facing upward
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
facing north; northern exposure
earnest; single-minded
down-market; popular; mass-market
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
facing west
when you get to the destination
on the left as one faces (it)
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
direction of the wind
ideal; most suitable
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
shin; front of lower leg
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
facing right
suiting all tastes
to vie with one's opponent
targeted at individuals
portrait orientation; vertical orientation
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
gallery (of a theatre); audience (at a theatre); the masses; the general public
government bonds for retail investors
to be face to face
earnest; singlehanded; face to face; straight ahead; just in front of
practical use; utility
anger; passion
nature of one's position
delivery; sending; treatment
aggressiveness; combativeness
covered by the other party (usu. expenses)
opposite the front; front seats in a theater; stalls; (seat facing) south side of ring
one's next three neighbors; one's next three neighbours
aggressiveness; combativeness
diagonally opposite
diagonally opposite
popular; general (public)
all-purpose; suiting everybody
one's business; one's duties
intended for the young
across a river
lying face down; upside down; prone
facing; across from; opposite; facing each other
suitability
aggressiveness; combativeness
backfire (to defend against forest fires)
facing the other way
to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
folded or rolled head towel; towel twisted around one's head
aspect of a house
for winter use
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to change direction
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
to come facing (us)
smelling (something); turning one's nose towards a smell
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to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
to one's face; in one's presence
anger; passion
smith's assistant; assistant who hammers in response to a master smith's signal; large hammer (used by a smith's assistant)
not inclined (to do); reluctant; unwilling
page orientation
to change direction
housing for the elderly with home-care services provided
appealing to the public; popular
child born to one's legal wife (as opposed to one's concubine, etc.)