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 for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
name; given name; first name
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
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
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
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
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
a few years ago; some years back
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
in advance; beforehand; previously
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
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
share; portion; quota; cut
long ago; previous; of a former age
advance payment; money paid in advance
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
a long time ago; long before now
(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); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
way of speaking; profession
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
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
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)
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
advance payment; advance delivery
opening in front (clothing)
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
front and back; before and behind; before and after
in front of the customer (guest, visitor, etc.); before the customer
crest (of a helmet); plume; pompom; figurehead
pitching forward (as if to fall); proactive; forward-looking; hasty (without sufficient preparation); rushed
Matsumae pickles; dried squid, kombu, and herring roe pickled together
the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year
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)
frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
company name with the "kabushiki kaisha" at the beginning
excuse me (when passing in front of somebody)
taking pictures (for a wedding, etc.) prior to the event
et tu, Brute?; even you, Brutus?
penultimate bout of the tournament day
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
single-breasted (jacket, etc.)
front matter (of a book); preliminaries
warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording); prologue; introduction
placket (clothing); facing
previously; some time ago
upstage center (in a noh play)
et tu, Brute?; even you, Brutus?
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
paying upfront; upfront payment; prepayment
just before a war; day before a holiday; day before the one on which prostitutes were forced to accept customers