向

temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; loan

proceeding to; leaving for

wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)

Idiomatic expression

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information

(for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them

to offer water before a grave

intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)

pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

facing downward

lying face down; upside down; prone

business; errand; nature of one's business

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

directionality; directivity

(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality

perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made

sense of orientation; sense of direction

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

offering to a deity or someone's spirit

tribute to a person who is about to depart

basking in the sun; sunbathing

to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward

one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive

pointing down; pointing downward

(market) decline; downturn; downward trend

to offer something to a deity or someone's spirit

to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart

Common noun

opposite direction; reverse

Botany

retrorse

to point to a direction

Idiomatic expression

to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally

Usu. as 〜で or 〜に

(being) face to face; facing each other

right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face