向

introverted; withdrawn

to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme

house across the street; neighbor across the street

Historical term

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

Hyūga (city)

lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation

to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce

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

to be in luck's way; to get lucky

facing outward

directly opposite; right in front

middle of the forehead

helmet front

two-way; bidirectional; interactive

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

Buddhism

memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul

Buddhism

transfer of merit

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

the other side of a river

Sensitive

the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live

for the general public; for the general market

Usu. as 〜が立つ or 〜を立てる

anger; passion; rage; temper

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

to turn (around)

to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate; to assign (for another purpose or use)

inclination; tendency; nature; character

propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection