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手て前まえ
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Meanings
Noun
1. before oneself; in front of one; nearby
2. a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location)
3. one's standpoint; one's appearance; face; honour
4. skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity
5. tea-ceremony procedures
Pronoun
6. I; me (Humble)
7. you (Male language, to one's inferior)
Kanji used
手hand前in front of
Pitch accent
てまえ
Used in vocabulary
手て前まえ味み噌そ
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
Noun
手て前まえ勝がっ手て
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
Na-adjective
手て前まえ定じょう規ぎ
self-serving logic
Noun
手て前まえども
we (esp. used by merchants, etc.); my store; my shop
Pronoun
炭すみ手て前まえ
charcoal setting procedure (tea ceremony)
Noun
一いっ歩ぽ手て前まえ
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
Expression
てまえどり
buying items from the front of the shelf (i.e. with an earlier expiration date)
Noun
Examples5
Please let me off on this side of that traffic light.
The glass fronted building before you is the rose garden. It's a greenhouse so you will always be able to appreciate the roses.
Having boasted how sure his hunches were, he was forced to eat his hat when he guessed wrong.
Pull it open.
The doors fold back.