(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]
(へ;べ;え) (n) (1) (へ, べ only) (arch) surrounding area; (2) (へ, べ only) shore (of the sea); (suf) (3) (esp. え,べ) suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc. [EDICT]
(かた) (n) (1) (also ほう) direction; way; (2) (hon) person; lady; gentleman; (n,n-suf) (3) method of; manner of; way of; (n-suf) (4) care of ..; (5) (also がた) person in charge of ..; (6) (also がた) side (e.g. "on my mother's side"); (P) [EDICT]
(がた) (suf) (1) honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people); (2) (also かた) around (the time that, etc.); about [EDICT]
(ほう) (n) (1) direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction); (2) side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; (3) type; category; (4) field (of study, etc.); (5) indicates one side of a comparison; (6) way; method; manner; means; (7) length (of each side of a square); (P) [EDICT]
(fāng, ㄈㄤ) square; quadrilateral; power (such as cube 立方); classifier for square things; upright; honest; fair and square; surname Fang; direction; party (to a dispute); one side; place; method; prescription; just; then; only then [CE-DICT]
