noun:

• kanji "leg" or "foot" radical at left
• being (too) late; the past; the previous ［あとへん］

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• this time; now
• next time; another time; shortly; soon
• recently; previous; last

noun:

• seasoning; flavour; flavor; taste - esp. 塩梅
• condition; state; situation - esp. 塩梅
• (state of) health; physical condition - esp. 塩梅

noun / ~する noun:

• arrangement; assignment; adjustment; handling; dealing with - esp. 按排, 按配, 案配, 安排

noun:

• iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun-yomi) ➜ 踊り字

noun:

• pounding down earth around the roots of a tree
• adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana

noun:

• ex-wife; former wife; previous wife ➜ 先妻

noun / ~する noun:

• formation; establishment; materialization; coming into existence
• conclusion (e.g. of a deal); approval; completion; arrangement
• being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding; applying

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day - esp. 〜の前日

noun:

• used item; secondhand item ➜ 御古

prefix noun:

• old; used; previous

noun:

• heater; heating apparatus; heating arrangement; heating equipment; heating system; room heater

noun:

• land mine; "booby trap" [figurative]
• topic that sets one off (esp. based on previous experience); sensitive topic; taboo topic - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• rule; regulation
• settlement; conclusion; end; agreement; arrangement
• habit; custom; habitual way ➜ 御決まり
• countenance in front of another person; face - usu. as 決まりが悪い, etc. ➜ 決まりが悪い
• love relationship between a customer and a prostitute - archaism

noun:

• game in which people sit in a circle taking turns to imitate the previous person's humorous facial expression or gesture

noun:

• contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• last night; the previous night
• night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

noun:

• previous work; preceding work
• first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop

noun:

• flower arrangement in a built-up style
• placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt ［もりばな］ ➜ 盛り塩
• seasonal peak of flowers ［せいか］

noun:

• year-before period; corresponding period of previous year; same period a year ago

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• the preceding year; the previous year; last year

noun / ~の noun:

• behind; rear ➜ 後ずさり
• after; later ➜ その後
• after one's death
• remainder; the rest
• descendant; successor; heir

adverbial noun:

• more (e.g. five more minutes); left
• also; in addition

noun / ~の noun:

• past; previous - archaism

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to come to an agreement; to come to a mutual understanding; to come to terms with each other; to reach an arrangement

particle:

• or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
• ... or ... - usu. in the form ...なり...なり
• as soon as; right after - after dictionary form verb
• while still; with previous state still in effect - after past tense verb

noun:

• year on year; on the previous year

noun:

• telegony; influence of a previous sire on the offspring of a female with a later sire (discredited theory of heredity)