► 格助詞
から [から] meaning: after rank: 1
☆ よく考えてから回答したほうが良い ⇨ You should think it over and then respond
☆ 先ず試してから決めるつもりだ ⇨ I will decide after trying it out first
☆ 決めるのは両方の話を聞いてからだ ⇨ We decide after listening to both side of stories
► 成句
後 [(1)あと] [後が無い] meaning: after rank: 2
☆ 彼等はこの試合に負けたらもう後がない ⇨ If they lose this game there won’t be another. They will be eliminated
► 名詞
後 [(1)あと] meaning: after rank: 1
☆ 彼は彼女の後に来た ⇨ He arrived after her
☆ 彼は後の事を考えずに行動する ⇨ He acts without thinking what happens after
☆ 彼女は戦争の後に生まれた ⇨ She was born after the war
☆ 熟考した後の結論 ⇨ The conclusion made after a thorough deliberation
後 [ご] [liter] meaning: after rank: 1
☆ その後どうなったのかは良く分からない ⇨ I don’t know for sure what happened after that
以降 [(1)いこう] [liter] meaning: after rank: 2
☆ それ以降同じ様な事件は起こっていない ⇨ No similar incident has happened after that (☛ Mostly interchangeable with 以後 even though 以後 is usually used to mean “from now on”)
以後 [(1)いご] [liter] meaning: after rank: 2
☆ 以後気をつけて下さい ⇨ Please pay attention from now on
直後 [(1)ちょくご] meaning: after rank: 2
☆ 地震の直後に火災が発生した ⇨ Fires started right after the earthquake
後 [のち] [liter] meaning: after rank: 2
☆ 曇のち雨 ⇨ Cloudy first then rain (☛ A literary alternative of あと)
後々 [あとあと] [coll] meaning: after rank: 3
☆ 今だけじゃなくて後々の事も考えるべきだ ⇨ You should think about what happens later instead of just now
後者 [(1)こうしゃ] [liter] meaning: after rank: 3
☆ 私は前者より後者を選ぶ ⇨ I would choose the latter rather than the former
事後 [(1)じご] meaning: after rank: 3
☆ 彼等は事後処理に追われている ⇨ He is busy taking care of things after the fact, cleaning things up
後任 [こうにん] meaning: after rank: 4
☆ 彼が後任の社長に選ばれた ⇨ He has been chosen as the successor CEO (☛ A successor who has been assigned to a job post only. Not used for someone who inherits a position as a right)
端 [(2)はし] meaning: after rank: 4
☆ 彼は嘘はつかないと言った端から嘘をついている ⇨ He lies right after he said he wouldn’t lie