手前

Etymology 1
Compound of elements, originally meaning “that which is just in front of one's hand”.

Noun

 * 1) position that is just in front or before; in the nearer position

Pronoun

 * 1)  I, me (who stands before you)
 * 2)  you

Etymology 2
Corruption of temae. The vowel shift emphasizes the confrontational sense of the term. This flattening of diphthongs to monophthongs is characteristic of Tokyo's. Compare, ,.

Pronoun

 * 1)  you, you son of a bitch, you bastard

Usage notes
Usually spelled in hiragana as.