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前 せん before 54
前 ぜん (n-adv,n,n-suf,pref) before; ago; former; previous; one-time; the above 54
前 まえ (n-adv,n-t,suf) (1) before; in front; fore part; ago; previously; (2) head (of a line); (3) in the presence of; lady (so-and-so); (4) (five minutes) to; (5) helping; portion 54
事 こと (n) thing; matter; fact; circumstances; business; reason; experience 88
事業 じぎょう (n) project; enterprise; business; industry; operations 259
事件 じけん (n) event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal 276
記事 きじ (n) article; news story; report; account 328
名前 なまえ (n) name 360
以前 いぜん (n-adv,n-t) ago; since; before; previous 534
事務所 じむしょ (n) office 899
事実 じじつ (n-adv,n) fact; truth; reality 947
事故 じこ (n) accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons 991
駅前 えきまえ (n) in front of station 1034
工事 こうじ (n) construction work 1049
刑事 けいじ (n) criminal case; (police) detective 1067
前後 ぜんご (n-adv,suf) around; throughout; front and back; before and behind; before and after; about that (time); longitudinal; context; nearly; approximately 1068
紀元前 きげんぜん (n-adv,n-t) pre-era; B.C. 1078
仕事 しごと (adj-no,n) work; occupation; employment 1235
軍事 ぐんじ (n) military affairs 1313
事項 じこう (n) matter; item; facts 1332
事務 じむ (n) business; office work 1787
前身 ぜんしん (n) antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization 1807
理事 りじ (n) director; board of directors 1990
前半 ぜんはん (n) first half 2127
前半 ぜんぱん (n) first half 2127
前述 ぜんじゅつ (n) afore-mentioned; above-mentioned 2132
直前 ちょくぜん (n-adv,n-t) just before 2179
事情 じじょう (n) circumstances; consideration; conditions; situation; reasons 2228
出来事 できごと (n) incident; affair; happening; event 2449
事典 じてん (n) cyclopedia; encyclopedia 2599
事態 じたい (n) situation; present state of affairs; circumstances 2605
前期 ぜんき (n-adv,n-t) first term; first half year; preceding period; early period 2784
知事 ちじ (n) prefectural governor 2819
行事 ぎょうじ (n) event; function 2876
戦前 せんぜん (n-adv,n-t) pre-war days 2929
午前 ごぜん (n-adv,n-t) morning; A.M.; am 3282
前年 ぜんねん (n-adv,n-t) the preceding year; last year 3343
前提 ぜんてい (n) preamble; premise; reason; prerequisite 3632
前面 ぜんめん (n) front part; frontage; facade 3633
事例 じれい (n) example; precedent 3660
前者 ぜんしゃ (n) the former 3804
従事 じゅうじ (n,vs) engaging; pursuing; following 3912
事前 じぜん (adj-no,n) prior; beforehand; in advance 4230
食事 しょくじ (n,vs) meal 4265
見事 みごと (adj-na,n) splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable 4533
幹事 かんじ (n,vs,exp) executive secretary; coordinator; arranging 4651
手前 てまえ (n) before; this side; we; you 4807
祭事 さいじ (n) festival; rites; ritual 4915
師事 しじ (n,vs) study under; looking up; apprentice oneself 5032
前方 ぜんぽう (n) forward; frontward 5037
前方 まえかた (adv,n) previously; some time ago 5037
県知事 けんちじ (n) prefectural governor 5048
民事 みんじ (n) civil affairs; civil case 5512
人事 じんじ (n) personnel affairs; human affairs 5610
人事 ひとごと (n) other's affairs 5610
前線 ぜんせん (n) front line; (weather) front 5669
前頭 まえがしら (n) fifth grade sumo wrestler 5706
前日 ぜんじつ (n-adv,n-t) previous day; the day before 5725
前日 まえび (n-adv,n-t) previous day; the day before 5725
お前 おまえ (n) (fam) you (sing); presence (of a high personage) 6098
生前 せいぜん (n-adv,n-t) while alive; during one's lifetime 6617
前回 ぜんかい (n-adv,n-t) last time; last installment; last session 6654
検事 けんじ (n) public prosecutor 6666
無事 ぶじ (adj-na,n) safety; peace; quietness 6696
当事者 とうじしゃ (n) person concerned; interested party 6713
判事 はんじ (n) judge; judiciary 7413
大事 おおごと (adj-na,n) important; valuable; serious matter 7511
大事 だいじ (adj-na,n) important; valuable; serious matter 7511
寸前 すんぜん (n) on the verge; just in front of 7538
事象 じしょう (n) phenomenon; matter 7576
商事 しょうじ (n) commercial affairs 7739
前進 ぜんしん (n) advance; drive; progress 8061
古事記 こじき (n) Japan's Ancient Chronicle 8234
最前線 さいぜんせん (n) foremost line 8439
前衛 ぜんえい (n) advance guard; vanguard 8501
前編 ぜんぺん (n) first part; first volume 8677
事務次官 じむじかん (n) permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister 8809
事物 じぶつ (n) things; affairs 8839
不祥事 ふしょうじ (n) scandal; deplorable event 8870
事柄 ことがら (n) matter; thing; affair; circumstance 8876
家事 かじ (n) housework; domestic chores 9249
物事 ものごと (n) things; everything 9249
前奏 ぜんそう (n) prelude; overture 9265
事変 じへん (n) accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency 9293
腕前 うでまえ (n) ability; skill; facility 9361
門前 もんぜん (n) before a gate 9872
議事堂 ぎじどう (n) Diet building 10037
御前 おまえ (n) (fam) you (sing); presence (of a high personage) 10387
御前 ごぜん (n) Your Excellency; the (Imperial) presence 10387
執事 しつじ (n) steward; butler; court official; deacon 10387
前部 ぜんぶ (n) front part; fore; front 10756
前輪 ぜんりん (n) front wheel 10813
前輪 まえわ (n) front wheel 10813
返事 へんじ (n,vs) reply; answer 11011
火事 かじ (n) fire; conflagration 11112
前年度 ぜんねんど (n-adv,n) preceding fiscal year 11199
時事 じじ (n) events of the day; current affairs 11319
当たり前 あたりまえ (adj-na,adj-no,n) usual; common; ordinary; natural; reasonable; obvious 11406
前記 ぜんき (adj-no,n) aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above 11624
神事 しんじ (n) Shinto rituals 11710
目前 もくぜん (n) before your very eyes 11710
事由 じゆう (n) reason; cause 11892
前夜 ぜんや (n-adv,n-t) last night; the previous night 12367
叙事詩 じょじし (n) descriptive poetry; epic poem 12374
従前 じゅうぜん (adj-no,n) previous; former 12547
有事 ゆうじ (n) emergency 12592
前項 ぜんこう (n) preceding paragraph 13009
前座 ぜんざ (n) opening performance; minor performer 13047
前任 ぜんにん (adj-no,n) former (official) 13068
何事 なにごと (n) what; something; everything; nothing (with neg. verb) 13449
議事 ぎじ (n) proceedings 13449
事後 じご (n) after-; post-; ex- 13525
故事 こじ (n) origin; historical fact; tradition 13595
人前 にんまえ portion of food 13760
人前 ひとまえ (n) the public; company 13760
前方後円墳 ぜんぽうこうえんふん (n) ancient Imperial graves 13864
前向き まえむき (adj-na,n) facing forward; positively 13970
海事 かいじ (n) maritime affairs 14220
参事官 さんじかん (n) councillor 14543
悪事 あくじ (n) evil deed; crime; wickedness 14861
前世 ぜんせ (n) previous existence 14921
前世 ぜんせい (n) antiquity; the previous era 14921
前例 ぜんれい (n) precedent 15061
持ち前 もちまえ (n) one's nature; characteristic 15187
人事院 じんじいん (n) National Personnel Authority 15353
前哨 ぜんしょう (n) outpost 15353
自前 じまえ (n) at one's own expense 15378
惨事 さんじ (n) disaster; horrible accident 15502
事案 じあん (n) concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem 15654
建前 たてまえ (n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) 15679
領事 りょうじ (n) consul 15714
参事 さんじ (n) secretary; councillor 16160
主事 しゅじ (n) manager; director; secretary 16195
前立腺 ぜんりつせん (n) prostate gland 16223
事績 じせき (n) achievement; exploit; merits 16390
府知事 ふちじ (n) prefectural governor 16730
出前 でまえ (n) catering; meal delivery service 16798
総領事館 そうりょうじかん (n) consulate-general 16953
前代未聞 ぜんだいみもん (n) unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history; record-breaking 17023
空前 くうぜん (adj-no,n) unprecedented; record-breaking 17710
領事館 りょうじかん (n) consulate 17775
前掲 ぜんけい (adj-no,n) above-named 17885
前倒し まえだおし (n) acceleration (of payment schedule) 17968
国事 こくじ (n) national affairs 18105
前史 ぜんし (n) prehistory 18406
前庭 ぜんてい (n) front garden; front yard 18955
事跡 じせき (n) evidence; trace; vestige 19044
前列 ぜんれつ (n) front row 19082
神前 しんぜん (n) before god; before an altar 19310
駅前通り えきまえどおり (n) street in front of station 19579