前置き

N1 建前 tatemae position; stance one takes in public; principle N1 放置 houchi leave as is, leave alone, neglect N1 前売 maeuri advance sale, booking N1 真ん前 mammae right in front, under the nose N2 前～ zen～ former, late ~, past ~ N2 前後 zengo front and back, before and after N2 直前 chokuzen just before N2 手前 temae before, this side N2 物置 monooki storage room

N5 前 zen / mae, -mae in front, before, devant N3 置 chi / o.ku, -o.ki placement, put, set