- zen last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before, earlier
- mae in front (of), before (e.g. a building); before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour); (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line); forward, ahead
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