(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law

personal, private / secret

(formal) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

Alternative spelling of 私達 (“we; us”)

before, previous / end, tip / earlier, the past / afterwards, the future / the destination of a motion or action / sequel / ahead, in front

previous / former / prior

previously, before

what lies ahead