surface;  face (i.e. the visible side of an object);  front (of a building, etc.);  obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin;  outside;  exterior;  appearance
 outward appearance;  ostensible;  public;  official
 to become public;  to become known;  to come out in the open;  to be formal;  to be official
 front stage;  center stage (of politics, etc.)
 back and front;  inside and outside;  inside out (e.g. clothing);  double-dealing;  two faces (cf. two-faced);  outward appearance and actual condition
 going public (with a matter);  becoming public knowledge;  recourse to litigation;  taking (a matter) to court
 front and back;  inside and outside;  two sides;  duplicity;  double-dealing;  being two-faced
 ostensible (surface) reason
 publicly;  openly;  ostensibly;  formally
 one's home;  one's native province
 address (on envelope, etc.)
 front room;  parlor;  parlour;  living room
 sign out in front;  front (for someone)
 theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher)
 outer material of a garment;  shell of a jacket or coat;  garment minus the lining
 to play outside (out of doors)
 the front of a building;  facade
 Pacific Ocean coastal regions of Honshu
 firing line;  position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.;  in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
 high quality tatami covering made with soft rush from Hiroshima Prefecture
 remains;  traces;  vestiges;  memory
 side of a mountain that gets a lot of sunshine (and is therefore suitable for farming)
 inside of the front cover (of book);  front end-paper
 public;  open;  formal;  official
 year of a large crop;  good year (for fruit, etc.);  high pollen year
 foreground process group ID
 first page of a renga or renku
 scoring combination consisting of the January and March 20-point cards and the February 10-point card
 Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)