Definition of 前/meaning-of-笑い
- (n) negative (static) charge; negative electric charge; (sometimes called "negative electricity")
- (n) laugh; laughter
赤ん坊は敵意のある笑いができるほど年をとってはいない。
The baby is not old enough to be capable of hostile laughter. - smile
日本文化の文脈の中では当然と思われる微笑みも、外国人の間では、不気味な笑いとして多くの混乱を生み、また悪評が高い。
Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile. - sneer
「ちがうちがう僕らは求めてる笑顔はあんなじゃない」 それは『嗤い』もしくは『嘲笑』。
"No, no! That isn't the smiling face we are looking for." It was a 'smirk' either that or a 'sneer'. - sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
- (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
- (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) 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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