noun
A rough, often insulting or vulgar word for a person's face. Use 顔 for a neutral 'face'.
See also: 顔 (かお)
二度とそのツラを見せるな。
Don't ever show your face here again.
noun
Refers to the surface or outward side of something; in modern use it is often encountered in compounds such as 上っ面 rather than as a plain standalone noun.
問題の上っ面だけを見ていては解決できない。
You can't solve the problem by looking only at the surface.
noun
A food or butchery term for meat from the cheek; this sense is usually written in kana.
焼き肉店のメニューで「ツラ」はほほ肉を指すことがある。
On a yakiniku restaurant menu, ツラ can refer to cheek meat.
noun
cheek; cheeks
Archaic use for the cheek or cheeks. Modern Japanese normally uses 頬 read ほお or ほほ for this meaning.
古い文章では「頬」を「つら」と読んで、頬を指すことがある。
In old writing, 頬 may be read つら and refer to the cheek.
noun
surrounding area; nearby area
Archaic use meaning the area around or beside something; not a productive everyday standalone noun in modern Japanese.
古語では「つら」が『そのあたり』という意味で使われることがある。
In classical Japanese, つら can be used to mean 'the area around there.'