| Level 4 vocabulary |
| 午前 | (n-adv,n-t) morning/ A.M./ am/ (P) |  |
| 前〜 | (n-adv,n,n-suf,pref) before/ ago/ former/ previous/ one-time/ the above/ (P) |  |
| 〜前 | (n-adv,n,n-suf,pref) before/ ago/ former/ previous/ one-time/ the above/ (P) |  |
| 名前 | (n) name/ (P) |  |
| 〜前 | (n-adv,n-t,suf) (1) before/ in front/ fore part/ ago/ previously/ (2) head (of a line)/ (3) in the presenc |  |
| 前 | (n-adv,n-t,suf) (1) before/ in front/ fore part/ ago/ previously/ (2) head (of a line)/ (3) in the presenc |  |
| Level 2 vocabulary |
| 当たり前 | (adj-na,adj-no,n) usual/ common/ ordinary/ natural/ reasonable/ obvious/ (P) |  |
| 以前 | (n-adv,n-t) ago/ since/ before/ previous/ (P) |  |
| 前後 | (n-adv,suf) around/ throughout/ front and back/ before and behind/ before and after/ about that (time)/ lo |  |
| 前者 | (n) the former/ (P) |  |
| 前進 | (n) advance/ drive/ progress/ (P) |  |
| 直前 | (n-adv,n-t) just before/ (P) |  |
| 手前 | (n) before/ this side/ we/ you/ (P) |  |
| 真ん前 | (n) right in front/ under the nose |  |
| Level 1 vocabulary |
| 腕前 | (n) ability/ skill/ facility/ (P) |  |
| 事前 | (adj-no,n) prior/ beforehand/ in advance/ (P) |  |
| 前提 | (n) preamble/ premise/ reason/ prerequisite/ (P) |  |
| 前途 | (n) future prospects/ outlook/ the journey ahead/ (P) |  |
| 前例 | (n) precedent/ (P) |  |
| 建前 | (n) face/ official stance/ public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)/ (P) |  |
| 前売り | (n) advance sale/ booking/ (P) |  |
| 前置き | (n) preface/ introduction/ (P) |  |
| 前もって | (adv) in advance/ beforehand/ previously/ (P) |  |