(らい) (n) (1) next (year, etc.); (2) since (last month, etc.); (P) [EDICT]
(lái, ㄌㄞˊ) to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next [CE-DICT]
之
(これ) (pn) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1,其れ・1,彼・あれ・1) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (hum) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (arch) here; (5) (arch) I (me); (6) (arch) certainly; (P) [EDICT]
(の) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT]
(zhī, ㄓ) (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it [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]
保
(bǎo, ㄅㄠˇ) to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard; abbr. for Bulgaria [CE-DICT]
(ān, ㄢ) content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; surname An [CE-DICT]
局
(きょく) (n,n-suf) (1) channel (i.e. TV or radio); station; department; (2) affair; situation; (P) [EDICT]
(つぼね) (n) (1) court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); (2) (See 曹司・1) separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); (3) room for a very low class prostitute; (4) (See 局女郎) very low class prostitute [EDICT]
