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► 成句
  [(2)つら]  [どの面下げて]  [coll]  [rude]    meaning:  dare  rank: 3
☆ どの面下げてにものを頼み来るんだ ⇨ Which face do you hang, display, on you when you come asking me a favor? How dare you ask me a favor?

  [(1)めん]  [面と向かって]    meaning:  face  rank: 3
☆ 上司に面とかって文句言うどいない ⇨ There aren’t many people who complain to their boss’s faces

► 名詞
  [(1)めん]    meaning:  side  rank: 1
☆ この色々な面で有利だ ⇨ This proposal is advantageous in multiple aspects
☆ 違った面から見る違っえることがある ⇨ If you look at the same thing from a different side, aspect, then it can look different
☆ にはしい面も有る ⇨ He has a soft side too

  [(2)つら]  [coll]  [rude]    meaning:  face  rank: 3
☆ おの面などたくない! ⇨ I don’t wanna see your mug!

  [(1)めん]    meaning:  face  rank: 3
☆ イケメン ⇨ 

  [(1)めん]    meaning:  mask  rank: 3
☆ 子供スパイダーマンのお面を被っている ⇨ A kid is wearing a Spiderman mask  (☛ A decorative or protective full face mask)


More examples:
  • は外面だけでは判断できない ⇨ You cannot judge people only by their appearances
  • 初対面のにそういう質問をするのは失礼 (しょたいめん) ⇨ It’s rude to ask those questions to someone you have just met for the first time
  • にああいう側面が有るとはいもしなかった ⇨ I’d never thought he has that kind of side to him
  • 仕事の面接ではねられた ⇨ He was rejected after a job interview
  • このドラマはなかなか面白い ⇨ This drama is pretty interesting
  • 表面がひどくびている ⇨ The surface is rusted badly
  • スパイ戦闘機の図面を盗んだ ⇨ A spy stole the drawings of the fighter jet
  • 警官犯人を地面にさえつけた ⇨ The officer pinned the suspect to the ground
  • 彼女には母親の面影がある ⇨ She resembles her mother
  • 子供がらせて面白がっている ⇨ He’s having fun scaring children
  • は真面目で働き者だ ⇨ He is honest and hard-working
  • 地震で地面が隆起した ⇨ A part of the ground has risen by the earthquake
  • 人生には面倒が付き物だ ⇨ Troubles happen, are inevitable, in life
  • 両面テープ ⇨ Double-sided tapes
  • 相手の横っ面に張り手をした ⇨ He slapped the other guy’s cheek, face