建前主義

たてまえしゅぎ

tokenism, appearance for appearance's sake

本音と建前

ほんねとたてまえ

one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason

建て前

たてまえ てまえ

face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)

前田建設工業

まえだけんせつこうぎょう

Maeda Corporation

鉄建建設

てっけんけんせつ

Tekken Corporation

前十字靱帯再建術

ぜんじゅーじじんたいさいけんじゅつ

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

建水

けんすい

waste-water container (tea ceremony)

局建

きょくげん

office setup

建玉

たてぎょく

position (in finance: amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), open interest, outstanding account, sales or purchase contract

建値

たてね

official market quotations, exchange rates

建徳

けんとく

Kentoku era (of the Southern Court) (1370.7.24-1372.4.?)

建永

けんえい

Ken'ei era (1206.4.27-1207.10.25)

建武

けんむ

Kemmu era (of unified Japan) (1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kemmu era (of the Northern Court) (1336.2.29-1338.8.28)

建碑

けんぴ

erection of a monument

建国

けんこく

founding of a nation

建つ

たつ

to be erected, to be built

建材

けんざい

building material

建築

けんちく

construction, architecture (of buildings)

再建

さいこん さいけん

protoform reconstruction