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先 さき N5

  1. end; nozzle; point; tip
  2. front; head (of a line)
  3. ahead (of); before; first
  4. (the way) ahead; beyond
  5. future
  6. former; last; previous; prior; recent
  7. address; destination; place where you do something
  8. continuation; remaining part; rest (e.g. of a story)
  9. the other party

先 さっき N4

  1. a moment ago; a short while ago; just now; some time ago

先 せん N1

  1. former; old; previous
  2. first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

先月 せんげつ N5

  1. last month

先生 せんせい N5

  1. instructor; master; teacher
  2. sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
  3. intimate or teasing form of address
  4. one's elder

先週 せんしゅう N5

  1. last week; the week before

先ず まず N4

  1. before anything else; first (of all); firstly; to begin with
  2. almost certainly; most likely; probably; virtually
  3. more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
  4. anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being

先輩 せんぱい N4

  1. elder; older person; predecessor; senior (at school, work, etc.); superior

先日 せんじつ N3

  1. a few days ago; the other day

先行 せんこう N3

  1. going ahead; going first
  2. being ahead (e.g. of the times); coming before; happening prior; occurring first; preceding
  3. getting off to a lead; scoring first
  4. stalker
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