antiquity; the previous era
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
while alive; during one's lifetime
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
before the gate; in front of the gate
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
pre-war days; before the war
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
aforementioned; above-mentioned
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
advance payment; money paid in advance
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
former (incumbent); predecessor
unprecedented; record-breaking
preliminary step; first step
before god; before an altar
last century; ancient times
forward somersault; forward roll
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
previous generation; former ages
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
last position; previous job; predecessor
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
preceding paragraph; first part
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
last week; the week before
preceding clause; previous paragraph; antecedent (of a ratio)
front room; front parlor; lobby; anterior ventricle
predecessor; people of former times
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
Former Han dynasty (China, 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
previous writing; first of two books; previous letter
last month; previous month
preceding paragraph, section, or verse
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
same as above; ditto; ibid.
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
before use; pre-service; pre-operational
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)
before the spirit of the deceased
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
morning session (stock exchange); morning trading
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
in front of the customer (guest, visitor, etc.); before the customer
(one's) previous marriage
previous engagement; previous promise
Uzen (former province located in parts of present-day Yamagata Prefecture)
one's previous letter; one's last letter
ibid.; the above-mentioned publication
foothills; first range of mountains
car in front; the car ahead; preceding car
the first half-year; first half of the year
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
prior to death; during one's lifetime
preceding article or entry
preconscious (psychoanalysis)
frontal bone (of the skull)
preprocessing; pretreatment
preceding page; anterior pituitary
forebrain; prosencephalon
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
anterior chamber (of the eyes)
premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD
premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD
town originally built around a Shinto shrine
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL
premenstrual syndrome; PMS
previous mention; mentioning previously
aforementioned; previous case; antecedent
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL
porch; portico; colonnaded entranceway; ante-hall
wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before
anterior cingulate cortex
two days before; day before yesterday
to withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)
former crown prince; the late crown prince
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
front of center field; front of centre field
prior to death; during one's lifetime
Buddha prior to Gautama; Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni
former men of wisdom and virtue
vestibular bulb; bulb of the vestibule
to repeat the mistake of somebody; to make the same mistake as that of ...
precancerous state; premalignant state
forward edge of the battle area
subcritical nuclear experiment
premenstrual dysphoric disorder; PMDD
premenstrual tension; PMT