natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
morning session; morning trading
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
before the gate; in front of the gate
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
pre-war days; before the war
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
last month; previous month
before the spirit of the deceased
frontal bone (of the skull)
previous mention; mentioning previously
front of center field; front of centre field
antiquity; the previous era
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
while alive; during one's lifetime
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
aforementioned; above-mentioned
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
advance payment; money paid in advance
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
preliminary step; first step
forward somersault; forward roll
former (incumbent); predecessor
unprecedented; record-breaking
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
before god; before an altar
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
previous generation; former ages
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
last position; previous job; predecessor
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
front room; front parlor; lobby; anterior ventricle
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.)
preceding clause; previous paragraph; antecedent (of a ratio)
last week; the week before
two days before; day before yesterday
preceding paragraph; first part
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
Former Han dynasty (of China; 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
predecessor; people of former times
previous writing; first of two books; previous letter
premodern times; premodern era
preceding paragraph, section, or verse
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
same as above; ditto; ibid.
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
in front of the customer (guest, visitor, etc.); before the customer
(one's) previous marriage
prenatal diagnosis; prenatal screening
previous prime minister (immediately preceding the incumbent); former prime minister; ex-premier
ibid.; the above-mentioned publication
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
previous engagement; previous promise
leading edge (wing, propeller, etc.)
one's previous letter; one's last letter
car in front; the car ahead; preceding car
foothills; first range of mountains
preceding issue (of a magazine, etc.); last issue; preceding item (in a legal text)
the first half-year; first half of the year
preceding article; preceding entry
forebrain; prosencephalon
before childbirth; prepartum; antepartum
preceding page; anterior pituitary
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL
anterior chamber (of the eyes)
foreknowledge; foresight; precognition
pretrial conference procedure; pretrial proceedings
(the) aforementioned; previous matter; antecedent
porch; portico; colonnaded entranceway; ante-hall
noninvasive prenatal testing; NIPT
forestomach; anterior stomach; proventriculus
antebrachial bone; forearm bone
wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before
subcritical nuclear experiment
anterior cingulate cortex
conditioning regimen (prior to transplantation of bone marrow, stem cells, etc.)
former crown prince; the late crown prince
prior to death; during one's lifetime
anterior tibial muscle; musculus tibialis anterior
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
front road; road in front (of a property)
former men of wisdom and virtue
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts of a previous cart
vestibular bulb; bulb of the vestibule
precancerous state; premalignant state
Buddha prior to Gautama; Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni
Suizenji-nori (Aphanothece sacrum; edible freshwater algae grown in Fukuoka prefecture)
premotor area; premotor cortex
previous company (where one worked); previous employer; previous job
premenstrual syndrome; PMS