Vocab Info

N4 Noun

(おもて)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, public, first half (of an innings), top (of an inning), cover (for tatami mats, etc.), foreground

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        surface

        Antonyms:

      2. 2.

        face (i.e. the visible side of an object)

      3. 3.

        front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin

      4. 4.

        outside, exterior

      5. 5.

        appearance

      6. 6.

        public

      7. 7.

        first half (of an inning), top (of an inning)

        Baseball,

        Antonyms:

      8. 8.

        cover (for tatami mats, etc.)

      9. 9.

        foreground

        Computing
      10. 10.

        Omotesenke school of tea ceremony

        Abbreviation,

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      コインの(おもて)()たら(きん)トレをしよう。

      If the coin comes up heads, let's do a workout.

      • N4

      封筒(ふうとう)(おもて)には(なに)()くべきだと(おも)いますか?

      What do you think should be on the front of the envelope?

      • N4

      (えき)(おもて)裏口(うらぐち)(くら)べて(ばい)ほどの(ひと)(つね)(にぎ)わっているらしい。

      It is said that the front of the station is always crowded with twice as many people as the back entrance.

      • N4

      (あさ)(かい)で、昨日(きのう)学校(がっこう)(おもて)刃物(はもの)()った不審(ふしん)(しゃ)(あらわ)れたと()きました。

      During the morning meeting, I heard that a suspicious person with a knife appeared in the front of the school yesterday.

      • N3

      普段(ふだん)あまり感情(かんじょう)(おもて)()さない(かれ)(あか)(ぼう)のように()いているのを()(おどろ)きました。

      I was surprised to see him crying like a baby, as he usually doesn't show much emotion on the surface.

      • N3
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