(n) (1) warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording)
(2) prologue
introduction
(n) front line
(weather) front
(P)
(n) beforehand
for a long time
(n) prelude
overture
(n) (math) presheaf
anterior layer
(n) muzzle loading
(n) front side
anterior
(n) forefoot
forefeet
foreleg
forelimb
(n) previous generation
former ages
(n) front end
(n) preceding paragraph
first part
(n,adj-no) preface
introduction
(n) ibid.
the above-mentioned publication
(n,adj-no) omen
portent
sign
premonition
harbinger
(P)
(n,adj-no) omen
portent
sign
premonition
harbinger
(n,adj-no) the above-mentioned
(n,adj-no) (1) front garden
front yard
(2) vestibule (of the ear)
(P)
(n) preamble
premise
reason
prerequisite
condition
assumption
hypothesis
(P)
(exp) to the previous extent
(n) former men of wisdom and virtue
(n) wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before
(n,vs) forward somersault
forward roll
(n) the last telegram
(n) future prospects
outlook
the journey ahead
(P)
(n,adj-no) rank-and-file wrestlers in sumo's highest division
(P)
(n-adv,n-t) previous day
the day before
(P)
(n-adv,n-t) previous day
the day before
(n,adj-no) former (official)
(n-adv,n-t) the preceding year
the previous year
last year
(P)
(n,vs,adj-no) prepayment
advance payment
