前

preface; introduction

lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up

Abbreviation

payment in advance (by bank transfer)

swinging (one's body) forward

predecessor

first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period

(preliminary) skirmish

prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)

(sexual) foreplay

front part; fore; front

to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to

preliminary step; first step

getting an advance (on one's salary)

unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions

apron (waist-down); waist apron

former (incumbent); predecessor

slouch

forearm

forward somersault; forward roll

front wheel

まえわ only

saddle fork

to show one's privates

ぜんさく only

previous work; preceding work; previous title; previous release

first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop

former king; late king

advance celebration

event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)

forward inclination (of the body); bending forward

Medicine

anteversion

to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront

premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated