in front of, before, ago,

in front (of) / before (in time)

before / in front

statement / inscription / mention / describe / mark / Kojiki

to record; to mark / to remember; to keep in mind

a chronicle

chronicle, history, account, record

Short for 古事記 (Kojiki): the oldest extant record of the history of ancient Japan / a surname

a (written) chronicle

a female given name