Keyword
in front of
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig309
Readings
まえ
(66%)
まい
(19%)
ぜん
(13%)
Composed of
antlers on a wall
cutting off a leg as punishment
Mnemonic

If you're going to cut off someone's leg as a punishment in a gruesome ritual then you might as well do that in front of a creepy pair of antlers on a wall, right?

Used in kanji (5 in total)
make a full set
dry-roasted
pruning
arrow shaft
Used in vocabulary (935 in total)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
name; given name; first name
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
you (plural)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
morning; a.m.
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to move forward; to move on
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
you (plural)
before one's eyes
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
in the morning; during the morning
advance; moving forward; progress
forelock; bangs
in front of a station
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
ability; skill; facility
while alive; during one's lifetime
in public; in company; in the presence of others
a few years ago; some years back
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
preface; introduction; preamble
the former; the first
front line; forefront
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
morning; forenoon; just before noon
antiquity; the previous era
you; hubby; dearie
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
before the gate; in front of the gate
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
first name; given name
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
pre-war days; before the war
home delivery (of food); outside catering
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
a long time ago
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
precondition; prerequisite
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
share; portion; quota; cut
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
long ago; previous; of a former age
advance payment; money paid in advance
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
you (plural)
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
previous remarks
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
in front of a grave
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
pre-era; BC; BCE
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
preliminary step; first step
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
Maebashi (city in Gunma)
front part; fore; front
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
(sexual) foreplay
former (incumbent); predecessor
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
front wheel; saddle fork
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
apron (waist-down); waist apron
generously; liberally; magnanimously
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
unprecedented; record-breaking
forward somersault; forward roll
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
getting an advance (on one's salary)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to show one's privates
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
front kick (esp. martial arts)
former king; late king
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
the time before last
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
advance celebration
before god; before an altar
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor; match attended by the team's owner
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
first half of a game; first half of a match
previous prime minister (immediately preceding the incumbent); former prime minister; ex-premier
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
you; I; me; oneself
preceding fiscal year
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
precarious situation; precarious state
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
previous volume
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
personal history
first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume; prequel
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
station square; station plaza
generosity
front side; anterior
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
year on year; on the previous year
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to cover one's private parts
a long time ago; long before now
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
introductory remarks
bend forward
last position; previous job; predecessor
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
prelude; overture
precarious situation; precarious state
previous generation; former ages
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
way of speaking; profession
premarital; prenuptial
last month; previous month
last week; the week before
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
previous; former
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
two highest ranked maegashira wrestlers
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
previous existence
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
long ago; previous; of a former age
two days before; day before yesterday
prior chapter
storefront; front of a store
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
street in front of station
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
town originally built around a temple or shrine
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
preceding paragraph; first part
not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
premarital sexual relations
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
advance reservation
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
preceding clause; previous paragraph; antecedent (of a ratio)
prescreen; pre-screening; prior inspection; preliminary review; pre-vetting
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea
before one's eyes
surname; family name; last name
front room; front parlor; lobby; anterior ventricle
large padded kimono
predecessor; people of former times
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
preface; foreword; preamble
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
front; forehead
above-mentioned; given above; previously shown
former husband; late husband
to move forward; to move on
advance payment; advance delivery
getting an advance; loan
apron (waist-down); waist apron
month-to-month basis; month-over-month
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding; harbinger; herald; anticipation
former opinion
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
context (of a passage)
front-opening
double-breasted
advance sale; booking
this side; in the forefront
keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
preceding paragraph, section, or verse
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
abdication of an emperor (before demise)
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
crest (of a helmet); plume; pompom; figurehead
advance payment
tea ceremony procedure; tea ceremony etiquette
midyear examinations
generously; liberally; magnanimously
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
headlight (on a vehicle)
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
year-to-year decline
Former Han dynasty (of China; 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate
precursor; premonitory phenomena; telltale signs; advance warnings
prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
apron (waist-down); waist apron
past misdeed; past error; past folly; past sin
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
year-before period; corresponding period of previous year; same period a year ago
preliminary bouts with unranked wrestlers; unranked wrestlers
vaginal vestibule; vulvar vestibule
to lose one's common sense (e.g. in excitement or intoxication); to forget the situation one's in; to lose oneself (in something)
going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
pretrial conference procedure; pretrial proceedings
before the spirit of the deceased
previous writing; first of two books; previous letter
prehistoric age
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
named; labelled; labeled
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
preface; introduction
this side; in the forefront
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
chest; breast
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
first half of one's life
same as above; ditto; ibid.
as discussed previously; as mentioned above
same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
Ōoka Echizen (televised period drama; 1970-1999)
last night
premodern times; premodern era
previous; beforehand
skill; ability; facility
part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)
Bizen ware (type of pottery)
cherry blossom front
in front of the customer (guest, visitor, etc.); before the customer
first half of extra time (in soccer)
front and back; before and behind; before and after
(in the work) cited; aforementioned work; op. cit. (opere citato, opus citatum)
advance notification
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
breaking a lock; picking a lock
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
one's previous life; previous existence
first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume; prequel
funeral performed for someone while they are alive; living funeral
front part low
having a long way to go; having a long road ahead of one; being a long way off; being far off
crest (of a helmet); plume; pompom; figurehead
we (esp. used by merchants, etc.); my store; my shop
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
cargo ships that sailed the Japan Sea during the Edo period
prenatal diagnosis; prenatal screening
prehistory
landing in the face of the enemy; opposed landing
arriving five minutes early; being ready five minutes early; practice of always being early (to ensure punctuality)
morning session; morning trading
skilled miner; coal-cutter
previous thread
muzzle loading
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
spending one night ahead (e.g. at a hotel near the airport the night before catching a flight); spending the night before
where the wind blows
relic from an earlier age; something extremely outmoded; museum piece
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
delivery person (of food)
before and after childbirth
arriving five minutes early; being ready five minutes early; practice of always being early (to ensure punctuality)
previous existence
one's previous name
to go downhill (e.g. for one's business); to be badly off (economically)
to follow (copy after) a precedent
previous engagement; previous promise
Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)
daughter of a person of high rank
front-line troops
preceding emperor
former section (stanza)
share; portion; quota
precarious situation; precarious state
preparatory operations; measure taken in advance; doing the groundwork
previous process; preceding operation; upstream process
you; hubby; dearie
anterior wall; front wall
leading edge (wing, propeller, etc.)
forehead; frontal
autumn rain front; fall rain front
before childbirth; prepartum; antepartum
a long time ago; long before now
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
pre-tax (income or profits); before (deduction of) tax; before-tax
former conduct
ibid.; the above-mentioned publication
car in front; the car ahead; preceding car
advance report; advance notification
sailboat; sailing boat
delivery person (of food)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
preprocessing; pretreatment; preparation
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
compared to previous period; quarter-to-quarter basis; from the previous quarter
(one's) previous marriage
one's previous letter; one's last letter
taking pictures (for a wedding, etc.) prior to the event
preceding page; anterior pituitary
advance training; prior training
front door (of a cabinet, bus, etc.); half-title (of a book); bastard title
Matsumae pickles; dried squid, kombu, and herring roe pickled together
preceding issue (of a magazine, etc.); last issue; preceding item (in a legal text)
self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
frontal bone (of the skull)
foothills; first range of mountains
the first half-year; first half of the year
prepayment; advance payment
precarious situation; precarious state
front of center field; front of centre field
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
prospect; promise; outlook
front window; windshield
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
pre-election campaigning
having a very promising future; offering promising prospects
before one's birth; before one was born
without considering the consequences; recklessly; imprudently; going overboard
excuse me (when passing in front of someone)
Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)
enlargement of the prostate
front-opening
Gakuenmae Station (Chiba)
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
preceding article; preceding entry
tactical setup preceding the strike (in kendo); pre-strike technique
taking the morning off; time off during the morning
covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape); lined hakama that bulge in the front
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
old times; ancient days
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate
prewar generation
bending from the hips with the legs straight and head nearly to the ground; deep forward bow
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger
front; first line; spearhead
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods); ancient Bizen ware (Kamakura to early Momoyama periods)
portion of food
covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape); lined hakama that bulge in the front
dashboard; frontlet
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
previous page
fore-wing (of insect)
town that developed in front of a Shinto shrine's torii; town originally built around a Shinto shrine
(principle of) self-sufficiency
forebrain; prosencephalon
relative change from last year
the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
hairstyle with the bangs cut completely straight
supplement; addition
prequel; retrospective talk; (a) retrospective
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
before the spirit of the deceased
The Pre-Persons (Philip K Dick, 1974)
prefix notation; Polish notation
advance publicity
preventive measures to reduce damage from a disaster; anticipatory disaster preparation
company name with the "kabushiki kaisha" at the beginning
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet; offerings made to Buddha or placed on a mortuary tablet
serratus anterior muscle
covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape)
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
pre-payment; advance payment
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
before the spirit of the deceased
anterior chamber (of the eyes)
previous notice; omen; signs; premonition
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL
battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position
advance payments; prepayment
Kanzaki Station (Kagawa)
sandal or clog strap
previous page
studying at a language school near a station (instead of going abroad)
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
young old (person between 65 and 74 years old)
prodrome; premonitory symptom; advance symptom
advance sale; booking
presheaf; anterior layer
foreknowledge; foresight; precognition
(biochemical) precursor
wise men of the past
share; portion; quota
front of a mawashi
it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
we (esp. used by merchants, etc.); my store; my shop
front of the head
less chit chat, more chop chop; less talk, more action
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
paying upfront; upfront payment; prepayment
penultimate bout of the tournament day
(cherry) blossom front; flower front
prepublication censorship
pre-approval; preapproval
before; previously; front; ahead; immature; unsophisticated
antebrachial bone; forearm bone
to withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL
past life therapy; past life regression
frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
(the) aforementioned; previous matter; antecedent
forestomach; anterior stomach; proventriculus
share; portion
frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
stationary weather front
self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
porch; portico; colonnaded entranceway; ante-hall
previous mention; mentioning previously
Tanzenburo (famous early Edo-period bathhouse)
pharmacy right outside a doctor's office or hospital
warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording); prologue; introduction
advance payments; prepayment
the avant-garde
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
advance warning; trigger warning
single-breasted (jacket, etc.)
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
front matter (of a book); preliminaries
placket (clothing); facing
front matter (of a book); preliminaries
wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before
advance purchase (e.g. fare)
conditioning regimen (prior to transplantation of bone marrow, stem cells, etc.)
ring entering ceremony in presence of the emperor or crown prince
Diet session up to the creation of the budget
underlying technology; technical premise; precursor technology
unprecedented; unheard-of; never propounded (discovered, invented) by anyone before
one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles
prenuptial agreement; prenup
sword worn at one's side
having a constant stream of visitors; being thronged with callers
Hizen Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hizen province; ca. 732 CE)
pretrial conference procedure; pretrial proceedings
promising (rosy, bright) future; offering promising prospects
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald; opportunity only knocks once
idol bangs; hairstyle in which the bangs are trimmed just above the eyes and styled with a slight curl, gently swept to the side, commonly worn by Japanese (female) idols
prodromal phase; prodrome
skirmish; prefinals (in games)
forward fin (fish)
a bright (rosy) future awaiting one; having the world before one
lecturer on demand; guest speaker on demand
to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; (lit.) to set a sparrow net in front of the gate
going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
preformation (theory)
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
(a house) looking deserted with few visitors; (lit.) sparrow net in front of the gate
subsequently; additionally
to withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts of a previous cart
upstage center (in a noh play)
Bizen ware (type of pottery)
period before the Lotus Sutra was preached; prior; before; something unripe or of inferior grade
share; portion
previous company (where one worked); previous employer; previous job
prior to death; during one's lifetime
Braxton-Hicks contractions; practice contractions; false labor pains
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check
previous line
to win fame; to make a name for oneself
previous conviction
front road; road in front (of a property)
day before a holiday
one's former address
the time before last
front button; fly button
one's former post
before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet; offerings made to Buddha or placed on a mortuary tablet
two days before; day before yesterday
forward fin (fish)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea
frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
protagonist (in the first half of a play)
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
former crown prince; the late crown prince
front view; observation car view
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
anterior tibial muscle; musculus tibialis anterior
learn wisdom from the follies of others; learn from others' mistakes; (lit.) the toppling over of the cart in front serves as a warning for the cart behind
one's previous doctor
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
fore edge (of a book)
you (plural)
share; portion; quota; cut
precarious situation; precarious state
front-opening
tea ceremony procedure; tea ceremony etiquette
tea ceremony procedure; tea ceremony etiquette
tea ceremony procedure; tea ceremony etiquette
vaginal vestibule; vulvar vestibule
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)
covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape)
Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)
Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)
pre-tax (income or profits); before (deduction of) tax; before-tax
(arch.) leader of a nobleman's cavalcade; animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox)
Nomura's jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai)
pitching forward (as if to fall); proactive; forward-looking; hasty (without sufficient preparation); rushed
the last telegram
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
Takifugu snyderi (species of pufferfish)
remedial measure; settlement (of matters); dealing with the aftermath
battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position
front of a mawashi
less chit chat, more chop chop; less talk, more action
Canadian dwarf cornel (Cornus canadensis); bunchberry dogwood; crackerberry
protagonist (in the first half of a play)
Plantaginaceae (plantain family)
sword worn at one's side
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check
prior to death; during one's lifetime
to win fame; to make a name for oneself
open in front
one's share (in the expenses)
skirmish; prefinal (in games)
greens; vegetables
preliminary trials
former men of wisdom and virtue
previous wife; late wife
front palanquin carrier
deficit; shortage
the year before the unlucky year
ten highest ranked maegashira wrestlers certain to wrestle against san'yaku ranks
(being granted) the privileges of one's former (official) post
one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) tiger in front, wolf in the back
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake
words and deeds of the people of yore
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts of a previous cart
payment in advance (by bank transfer)
focal point of a lens in front of the subject
vestibular bulb; bulb of the vestibule
adenohypophyseal hormone
precancerous state; premalignant state
autumn rain front; fall rain front
accessory before the fact
lower secondary education (e.g. middle school)
compound preposition; complex preposition; phrasal preposition
compound preposition; complex preposition; phrasal preposition
foreground image; dynamic image
front end processor
orphan (one or more lines separated from the rest of the following passage by page or paragraph break)
charcoal setting procedure (tea ceremony)
charcoal setting procedure (tea ceremony)
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the back gate, a wolf at the front gate
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the back gate, a wolf at the front gate
oval window; fenestra ovalis; fenestra vestibuli
vestibular system; vestibular organs
forward handspring (gymnastics)
prescribed in the preceding paragraph
the journey before one; distance one has to travel
period in the sixth and seventh centuries prior to the Taika reform
left-hand match; begins-with match; matching a sub-string with the beginning of a field
Buddha prior to Gautama; Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni
just before a war; day before a holiday; day before the one on which prostitutes were forced to accept customers
to and fro process; back and forth process; cooperative process; collaborative process
front and rear; front and back; before and behind
anterior capsule (ophthalmology)
stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
outside near the door to one's home
advance reservation required
advance reservations not required
advance received; sales deposits
inferior frontal gyrus
one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles
winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
front lens element (of a camera lens assembly)
taking a cut from a thief's plunder; vile deed
prior probability distribution; prior distribution; prior
(cherry) blossom front; flower front
autumn foliage front; fall foliage front
forward compatible; upward compatible
forward compatibility; upward compatibility
first wife; legal wife
anterior pituitary; pars distalis; adenohypophysis
headlight (on a vehicle)
Suizenji-nori (Aphanothece sacrum; edible freshwater algae grown in Fukuoka prefecture)
Suizenji-nori (Aphanothece sacrum; edible freshwater algae grown in Fukuoka prefecture)
lobotomy; leucotomy; frontal lobotomy; frontal leucotomy
shopping street outside a station
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
premotor area; premotor cortex
vanguard; advance guard; troops stationed in front of the main camp
unmarried (of a woman); premarital
Gozenshu (brand name for a sake)
Maeda no krakkaa (Maeda Seika brand of crackers)
Demaecan (Japanese home delivery company)
Shiyakushomae Station (Fukui)
buying items from the front of the shelf (i.e. with an earlier expiration date)
Examples (200 in total)
I feel like I've heard that story before.
I've got something to say to you too.
I am different from my former self.