| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison | 打ち首獄門 (Edo period) |
| gen. | n booth or stall in front of a home | 床店 |
| gen. | n booth or stall set up on the sidewalk in front of a shop or home | 出し見世 (esp. food booths at festivals) |
| gen. | n booth or stall set up on the sidewalk in front of a shop or home | 床店 (esp. food booths at festivals) |
| gen. | n booth or stall set up on the sidewalk in front of a shop or home | 床見世 (esp. food booths at festivals) |
| gen. | n booth or stall set up on the sidewalk in front of a shop or home | 出し店 (esp. food booths at festivals) |
| gen. | n chanting sutras in front of a shoryodana | 棚経 (of a monk during the Bon Festival) |
| gen. | n vs committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train | 飛込自殺 |
| gen. | n vs committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train | 飛込み自殺 |
| gen. | n vs committing suicide by throwing oneself in front of an onrushing train | 飛び込み自殺 |
| obs. | complaints box placed in front of the supreme court | 目安箱 (Edo period) |
| gen. | countenance in front of another person | 決り |
| gen. | countenance in front of another person | 極り |
| gen. | countenance in front of another person | 極まり |
| gen. | countenance in front of another person | 決まり ichi1 news1 nf24 |
| gen. | dangle in front of | ちらつかせる |
| gen. | n obsc degenerative eye disorder caused by cloudiness in front of the pupil | 外障眼 |
| gen. | n obsc degenerative eye disorder caused by cloudiness in front of the pupil | 上翳 |
| gen. | n five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper and one incense burner | 五具足 |
| gen. | n focal point of a lens in front of the subject | 前ピン |
| food.ind. | n food cooked on a grill in front of customers | 炉端焼き |
| abbr. | n adj-no having a light source in front of the camera lens in photography | 逆光 |
| gen. | in front of | 端先 |
| gen. | in front of | 鼻先 news2 nf43 spec2 |
| gen. | n in front of a grave | 墓前 news2 nf29 |
| gen. | exp n in front of one's eyes | 眼と鼻の先 |
| gen. | exp n in front of one's eyes | 眼と鼻の間 |
| gen. | exp n in front of one's eyes | 目と鼻の間 |
| gen. | exp n in front of one's eyes | 目と鼻の先 |
| gen. | exp n in front of one | 目の前 news1 nf07 |
| gen. | n in front of station | 駅前 ichi1 news1 nf06 |
| gen. | exp in front of your nose | 鼻の先 |
| gen. | n just in front of | 真向い io |
| gen. | adj-na n just in front of | 真向き |
| gen. | n just in front of | 真向こう |
| gen. | n suf just in front of | 寸前 news1 nf08 |
| gen. | n just in front of | 真向かい |
| gen. | n low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment | 見世女郎 (Edo period) |
| sumo. | n match held in front of the Emperor | 上覧相撲 |
| gen. | n part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one | 下前 (such as a kimono) |
| gen. | n part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one | 上前 (such as a kimono) |
| gen. | n performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front | 二人羽織 |
| gen. | n person shamed in front of others | 晒し者 |
| gen. | n person shamed in front of others | さらし者 |
| gen. | n person shamed in front of others | 晒者 |
| gen. | n person shamed in front of others | 曝し者 |
| gen. | n placing a meal in front of one | 上げ膳 |
| rel., budd. | n platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants | 礼盤 |
| gen. | exp right in front of | 真っ向から |
| gen. | seats immediately in front of the stage | 平場 (e.g. in kabuki) |
| gen. | n seats immediately in front of the stage | 平土間 (e.g. in kabuki, ひらどま) |
| slang | n vs slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody | 壁ドン (e.g. to stop them from leaving often viewed as romantic) |
| sumo. | n slapping hands in front of the opponent's face to confuse him | 猫騙し |
| baseb. | someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money | 当り屋 |
| baseb. | someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money | 当たり屋 |
| gen. | n obsc stage left on a noh stage, in front of the chorus | 地謡座前 |
| gen. | n stage left on a noh stage, in front of the chorus | 地謡前 |
| gen. | n street in front of station | 駅前通り |
| gen. | style of decorating a traditional Japanese room esp. a study in which incense, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks are placed on a table in front of a trio of hanging scrolls | 諸飾り |
| rel., budd. | n waiting in front of a temple to be accepted for training | 庭詰 (in Zen Buddhism) |
| rel., budd. | n wheel-shaped treasure possessed by the ideal universal ruler, carried in front of him during excursions to allow easy passage | 輪寶 oK |
| rel., budd. | n wheel-shaped treasure possessed by the ideal universal ruler, carried in front of him during excursions to allow easy passage | 輪宝 |