Definition of 前/meaning-of-よしび
- (n) negative (static) charge; negative electric charge; (sometimes called "negative electricity")
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n, adj-no, n-suf, pref) previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding
その作家はどの位前になくなりましたか。
How long ago did the author die? - point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
1987年10月のある朝、スティーブン・ホーキングは自分のコンピューターの前に座っていた。
One October morning in 1987, Stephen Hawking sat before his computer. - head (of a line); front
- ahead; the other side
- the future; hereafter
- destination
わぁあ〜〜っ!?隠してっ!前、隠してよっ!
M-my goodness!? Cover-up! Cover yourself up! - the other party
- (adj-i) good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
又来年会えるといいですね。
Hope to see you again next year. - sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared
- profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ある日、友人から「いい話があるから会わないか」と電話があり、友人の家へ出かけました。
One day I had a phone call from a friend. "There's a nice little earner, won't you come round?" so I went to his house. - OK
5時までにもどるなら行ってもいいよ。
You may go on condition that you return by five.
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) Halla okadai (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- red mite (i.e. a chigger)
- (n) drunkenness; intoxication
酔いを覚ますために散歩に出かけた。
I went for a walk to try to sober up.
- (n) locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; (feeling of hopelessness); being in a bind
- (n) miniature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)
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