真面目

しんめんもく しんめんぼく まじめ

diligent, serious, honest, sober, grave, earnest, steady

新面目

しんめんもく しんめんぼく

new appearance, new look, new sight, new scene

不面目

ふめんぼく ふめんもく

shame, disgrace

不真面目

ふまじめ

unsteadiness, lack of sincerity

大真面目

おおまじめ

deadly serious

糞真面目

くそまじめ

overly serious

面目躍如

めんもくやくじょ

with evident joy of having lived up to one's reputation, having an effect of bolstering one's reputation

面目次第

めんぼくしだい

face, honor, reputation

生真面目

きまじめ

too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity

面目ない

めんぼくない

ashamed

クソ真面目

クソまじめ

overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless

面目無い

めんぼくない

ashamed

面目一新

めんもくいっしん めんぼくいっしん

undergoing a complete change in appearance, changing something out of all recognition, a rise in one's reputation

真面目さ

まじめさ

earnestness, solemnity, gravity, seriousness, soberness

面目が立つ

めんもくがたつ めんぼくがたつ

to save one's face

面目を施す

めんぼくをほどこす

to get credit, to win honor, to win honour

真面目腐る

まじめくさる

to become extremely serious (in attitude), to look solemn, to assume a solemn air

面目を失う

めんぼくをうしなう

to lose face, to disgrace oneself

面目を潰す

めんぼくをつぶす

to lose face, to be disgraced