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先駆け さきがけ

  1. forerunner; harbinger; herald; leader; pioneer; taking the initiative
  2. charging ahead of others (towards the enemy); leading an attack

先駆ける さきがける

  1. to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.); to do (something) before (something or someone else)
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