(しょう;じょう) (n,n-pref) (1) (See 従・じゅ) greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior; (2) (しょう only) (See 長官・かみ) director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryo period); chief; (pref) (3) (しょう only) (before a number) exactly; precisely [EDICT]
(せい) (n,adj-no) (1) (logical) true; regular; (2) 10^40; (3) (abbr) (See 正本・せいほん) original; (4) {math} (See 負・ふ) positive; greater than zero; (P) [EDICT]
(まさ) (n,adj-na) (arch) (See 正に) exact; precise [EDICT]
(zhēng, ㄓㄥ) Chinese 1st month of year [CE-DICT]
(zhèng, ㄓㄥˋ) just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; positive; greater than zero; principle [CE-DICT]
以
(yǐ, ㄧˇ) to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; abbr. for Israel [CE-DICT]
前
(ぜん) (n-pref) (1) (See 前・まえ) the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former; (2) (before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. "premodern"); (adj-no,n) (3) before; earlier; (P) [EDICT]
(まえ) (n-adv,n-t,suf) (1) (See 前・ぜん) ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); (2) in front (of); before (e.g. the house); (3) head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; (4) in the presence of; (5) (See 人前・にんまえ) helping; portion; (6) privates; private parts; (P) [EDICT]
(qián, ㄑㄧㄢˊ) before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front [CE-DICT]
