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