てまえ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of てまえ – see the following entry.
手前
[noun] position that is just in front or before; in the nearer position
[pronoun] (dated, humble, men's speech) I, me (who stands before you)
[pronoun] (rare, informal, sometimes derogatory) you
(This term, てまえ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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