向

headwind; head wind

pointing down; pointing downward

(market) decline; downturn; downward trend

Common noun

opposite direction; reverse

Botany

retrorse

introverted; withdrawn

Historical term

Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture)

Hyūga (city)

lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation

to point down; to look down

to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directing (towards)

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

directional (e.g. microphone)

Noun, used as a suffix

-oriented

facing south; southern exposure

to look upward

facing outward

directly opposite; right in front

middle of the forehead

helmet front

two-way; bidirectional; interactive

Buddhism

memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul

Buddhism

transfer of merit

car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car; oncoming traffic

going from the capital to the provinces

Sometimes written as 還向

returning after praying at a temple or shrine

coming down from a high place to a low place

inclination; tendency; nature; character

propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection

to turn sideways

facing inward

longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation

hereafter

facing north; northern exposure

actual and hidden

inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)