面

きしょくまんめん

being all smiles with joy

こうかてきめん

having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect

さんめんろっぴ

rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many

しめんそか

being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody

てんばつてきめん

the certainty of divine punishment; Swift is Heaven's vengeance

はちめんれいろう

beautiful from all sides; perfect serenity; affability

はちめんろっぴ

competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields

はんめんきょうし

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

めんじゅうふくはい

pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)

じんめんじゅうしん

beast in human form

しかくしめん

square; formal; prim

とくいまんめん

triumphant air; smugness

りめんこうさく

string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering)

めんこうふはい

flawless

めんじゅうこうげん

pretending to obey someone to his face but badmouthing him behind his back

めんもくいっしん

undergoing a complete change in appearance; changing something out of all recognition; a rise in one's reputation

めんもくやくじょ

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name

いんがてきめん

the swiftness of retributive justice

がんめんそうはく

one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

きめんぶっしん

having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha; having a stern face but a tender heart

きょくめんだかい

breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation

ほうとうこうめん

(with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance

めんぺきくねん

facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)