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面
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Colloquial
(police) lineup; identification parade; choice of faces
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Formal or literary term
on one's face; one's face
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Archaic; Used mainly in letters
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person
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Mahjong
to make a foursome
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Colloquial
to have the whole gang (crew, group) together; to have the full lineup (of players, performers, etc.)
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to lose face; to disgrace oneself
Examples
面目を失うより死んだほうがましだ。
We might as well die as disgrace ourselves.
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pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
Examples
文句があるならはっきり言えよ。君のその態度は面従腹背そのものだよ。
If you have a complaint let me hear it. There's a difference between superficial obedience and honest loyalty you know.
