いい顔 好い顔 | sympathetic attitude, smiling face | 
| 涼しい顔 | nonchalant air, unruffled air | 
厳めしい顔つき 厳めしい顔付き | grave look, stern look | 
| 憂いを帯びた顔 | sorrowful look | 
御顔 お顔 | your (honorable) face (honourable) | 
| 怒った顔 | angry face (countenance) | 
| 顔に泥を塗る | to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on, to fling mud at, to put to shame | 
| 顔の作り | features of the face | 
顔の広い 顔のひろい | well known, well connected | 
| 顔を赤らめる | to change color, to change colour, to blush | 
| 顔を潰される | to lose face, to be put out of countenance | 
| 悲し相な顔 | sad-looking face | 
| 玉顔 | imperial face | 
| 怖い顔 | grim face, angry look | 
| 渋い顔をする | to frown (on), to be grim-faced, to look sullen | 
| 苦り顔 | sour (wry) face | 
| 拝顔の栄 | honor of seeing (a person), honour of seeing (a person) | 
| 晴れやかな笑顔 | beaming smile | 
| 瑶顔 | beautiful face, exquisite countenance | 
| 顔着 | face landing (used by BMX riders) | 
| 顔アップ | close-up of a face | 
| 昼顔 | Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica) | 
| 顔文字 | smiley (face made up of characters), emoticon | 
| 朝鮮朝顔 | thorn apple, jimsonweed, Datura stramonium | 
| 大きな顔をする | to look as if one is important, to swagger around | 
顔がきく 顔が利く | to have a lot of influence, to have clout, to be well known | 
| 破顔大笑 | breaking into a hearty laugh | 
| 笑顔千両 | beautiful smile | 
| 紅顔可憐 | youthful and endearing, rosy-cheeked and sweet | 
| 容顔美麗 | beautiful face, attractive features | 
| したり顔 | self-satisfied look, triumphant expression | 
しょうゆ顔 醤油顔 | typically Japanese face | 
| ソース顔 | typically Caucasian face | 
| 顔パス | free admission for being well known | 
| 顔を出す | to turn up, to make an appearance, to put in an appearance | 
浮かぬ顔をする うかぬ顔をする | to look disheartened | 
| 顔を売る | to make oneself known to the public, to become popular, to gain influence | 
| 顔を貸す | to grant a person a moment | 
| 顔を付き合わせる | to meet face to face | 
顔をつなぐ 顔を繋ぐ | to keep up acquaintance |