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前髪まえがみNounFreq #5112
1

forelock; bangs

Examples
前髪は短く切りすぎないでください。
Don't cut it too short in the front.
前向きまえむきNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #5144
1

front-facing

2

forward-looking; positive; constructive

午前中ごぜんちゅうNounFreq #5423
1

in the morning; during the morning

Examples
午前中は在宅の予定です。
I'll be at home in the morning.
駅前えきまえNounFreq #5424
1

in front of a station

Examples
この本は駅前の書店で買ったんだ。
I bought this book at the bookstore in front of the station.
前進ぜんしんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #5553
1

advance; moving forward; progress

Examples
軍隊は丘の上へ前進した。
The army advanced up the hill.
前日ぜんじつまえびNounAdverbFreq #5645
1

Esp. 〜の前日

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

Examples
私はその前日彼にあった。
I met him on the previous day.
目前もくぜんNoun～の Adj.Freq #6070
1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

前ぜんFreq #6801
1

Noun, used as a prefix

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former

Examples
前学期は成績がよかった。
I had a good report last term.
田中前外相の更迭に続く政治混乱がその象徴である。
The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.
2

Noun, used as a prefix; Before the name of an era

pre- (e.g. premodern)

3

Noun, used as a suffix; After a noun

before

4

Dated term; Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

before; earlier

前半ぜんはんぜんぱんNounFreq #7125
1

first half

Examples
プログラムは今頃もう始まっているはずです。だから、前半はたぶん観られないでしょう。
The program should have started by now, so we'll probably miss the first half.
人前でひとまえでExpressionFreq #7140
1

in public; in company

腕前うでまえNounFreq #7142
1

ability; skill; facility

Examples
私はそのゴルファーの腕前に驚いた。
I marveled at the golfer's skill.
一人前いちにんまえひとりまえFreq #7276
1

Common noun

one portion; one serving; one person

Examples
彼は焼き魚定食一人前を注文した。
He ordered one grilled fish dinner.
2

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age

Examples
彼女も一人前の女になった。
She has grown up to be a woman.
3

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

fully fledged; established; qualified

生前せいぜんNounAdverbFreq #7429
1

while alive; during one's lifetime

Examples
彼は生前は偉大な政治家であった。
He was a great statesman in life.
数年前すうねんまえ～の Adj.AdverbFreq #7555
1

a few years ago; some years back

Examples
私は数年前に彼女に会ったことを忘れていた。
I had forgotten that I had met her several years ago.
父は数年前に仕事から退職した。
My father retired from his job several years ago.
前者ぜんしゃNounFreq #7804
1

the former; the first

Examples
いくつかの点で、前者は後者よりも劣っていると彼は指摘した。
He pointed out that the former was inferior to the latter in some respects.
前世ぜんせいNounFreq #8228
1

antiquity; the previous era

前線ぜんせんNounFreq #8608
1

Meteorology

(weather) front

Examples
彼らは兵士として前線に行った。
As soldiers they went to the front.
2

Military

front line; the front; battlefront; forward area

前置きまえおきNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #9325
1

preface; introduction; preamble

Examples
彼は前置きとして、すこし話した。
He said a few words by way of preface.
建前建て前立前立て前たてまえNounFreq #9888
1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)

Examples
少数民族の雇用促進政策とはいっても、建前にすぎず、現状はマイノリティーが職に就けるチャンスなどほとんどない。
Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.
2

建前／建て前 only

ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

前触れ前ぶれまえぶれNounFreq #10661
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement

Examples
ツバメは夏の前触れだ。
The swallow is a sign of summer.
2

herald; harbinger; forerunner; portent; sign; omen

人前人まえひとまえNounFreq #10756
1

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

Examples
人前で歌うのは苦手です。
I don't like to sing in public.
一年前１年前いちねんまえNounAdverbFreq #10817
1

one year ago

Examples
１年前に比べれば価格は大きく落ち込んでいる。
Compared with the level of a year ago, the price is sharply lower.
最前線さいぜんせんNounFreq #11082
1

front line; forefront

前衛ぜんえいNounFreq #11272
1

advance guard; vanguard

Examples
駄目だよ。君、背が高いんだから前衛に来てくれないと。
That's no good! You're tall so you've got to be in the forward defence.
2

avant-garde

3

Sports

forward (player)

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