face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
name; given name; first name
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
home delivery (of food); outside catering
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
tactical setup preceding the strike (in kendo); pre-strike technique
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
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
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
preface; introduction; preamble
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
a few years ago; some years back
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
morning; forenoon; just before noon
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
share; portion; quota; cut
long ago; previous; of a former age
advance payment; money paid in advance
apron (waist-down); waist apron
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
preliminary step; first step
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
a long time ago; long before now
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
way of speaking; profession
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
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)
tea ceremony procedure; tea ceremony etiquette
crest (of a helmet); plume; pompom; figurehead
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
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
advance payment; advance delivery
previous process; preceding operation; upstream process
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
arriving five minutes early; being ready five minutes early; practice of always being early (to ensure punctuality)
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
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
front and back; before and behind; before and after
in front of the customer (guest, visitor, etc.); before the customer
front door (of a cabinet, bus, etc.); half-title (of a book); bastard title
Matsumae pickles; dried squid, kombu, and herring roe pickled together
pitching forward (as if to fall); proactive; forward-looking; hasty (without sufficient preparation); rushed
preprocessing; pretreatment; preparation
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)
excuse me (when passing in front of someone)
the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year
town that developed in front of a Shinto shrine's torii; town originally built around a Shinto shrine
company name with the "kabushiki kaisha" at the beginning
taking pictures (for a wedding, etc.) prior to the event
frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
before; previously; front; ahead; immature; unsophisticated
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
pretrial conference procedure; pretrial proceedings
penultimate bout of the tournament day
paying upfront; upfront payment; prepayment
single-breasted (jacket, etc.)
front matter (of a book); preliminaries
warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording); prologue; introduction
protagonist (in the first half of a play)
protagonist (in the first half of a play)
placket (clothing); facing
pre-approval; preapproval
upstage center (in a noh play)
pre-tax (income or profits); before (deduction of) tax; before-tax
pre-tax (income or profits); before (deduction of) tax; before-tax
focal point of a lens in front of the subject
one's share (in the expenses)
the year before the unlucky year
battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position
payment in advance (by bank transfer)
stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
unmarried (of a woman); premarital
premenstrual syndrome; PMS
just before a war; day before a holiday; day before the one on which prostitutes were forced to accept customers
front and rear; front and back; before and behind