Please write your name on the front side of the paper.
The obverse side of the coin is facing up.
front; obverse
The front of a building, or the obverse (heads) of a coin. Often used in contrast with 裏 (ura).
We put a signboard in front of the shop.
The outside or exterior of something, often used in contrast with the inside or interior.
There is a scratch on the outside of the box.
appearance; outward look
How something looks on the surface, often implying a contrast with the inner reality.
You can't judge a person by appearances alone.
Used in expressions like 表に出る (to become public) or 表向き (publicly, ostensibly).
That issue hasn't come out into the open yet.
top of the inning; first half
Baseball term: the first half of an inning, when the visiting team bats. Antonym: 裏 (bottom of the inning).
Antonyms: 裏 (うら)
They scored two runs in the top of the inning.
A cover or facing for tatami mats, cushions, etc. Often used in compound words like 畳表 (tatami facing).
The tatami facing has become worn out.
Computing term: the foreground of a display or window, as opposed to the background (裏).
Bring the app to the foreground.
Omotesenke school
Abbreviation of 表千家 (Omotesenke), one of the three main schools of Japanese tea ceremony.
See also: 表千家
Omotesenke is one of the three Sen houses.
I flipped the coin and it landed heads-up.
The fact finally came out into the open.
I laid out the cards face-up.
The children walked outside on their way to school.
become public; come to light; surface · be formal; be official; be overt
going public; becoming public knowledge · taking to court; recourse to litigation
front side; the front
main street; high street
outer fabric; shell fabric; garment minus lining
front door; main entrance; vestibule
tatami facing; surface of a tatami mat
Omotesenke school of tea ceremony
cloth folded inside out
vicinity of Kyoto; Kyoto area
first page of a renga or renku
remains; traces; vestiges; memory
one's home region; one's native province
face side of a board; bark side
front door; front entrance
sunny side of a mountain; south-facing slope
year of a large crop; good year (for fruit, etc.) · high pollen year
house on a main street; shop on a main street