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noun, auxillary suru verb
foresight, speedy comprehension

noun
order of arrival, first-come-first-served basis

noun
pictures of ancient wise men (name of a book)
Other readings:
先哲像傳【せんてつぞうでん】

expression
victory goes to the one who makes the first move, being quick to take action leads to victory, the early bird gets the worm(yojijukugo)

せん
sentewoutsu
expression, Godan-tsu verb
1.
to forestall, to beat to the punch, to anticipate
2.
to play the first move (e.g. in go)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
recently

noun
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.), leading pack

せんとう
sentounitatsu
expression, Godan-tsu verb
to take the lead, to lead a group, to be in the vanguard

せんとう
sentouwokiru
expression, Godan-ru verb
to go first, to take the lead, to lead the way

noun
right of first refusal, (right of) preemption, purchase option

expression
1.
one's seniors and juniors
2.
seniority-based hierarchy

せんぱいづら
senpaizurawosuru
expression, suru verb (irregular)
to put on an air of seniority

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
the other evening, a few nights ago(obsolete)
See also:先夜

noun
precedence, first move (in games)

noun
(one's) late mother(literary or formal term)
See also:先考

noun
past misdeed, past error, past folly, past sin

noun
lucky day but not in the morning, day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement)
See also:六曜
Other readings:
先負【せんぷ】
先負【せんまけ】
先負【さきまけ】

noun
former husband, late husband
Other readings:
先夫【せんぷ】

noun
previous wife, late wife
Other readings:
先婦【せんぷ】

noun
1.
vanguard, advance-guard point, advance detachment
2.
vanguard, pioneer, avant-garde, leader
Other readings:
先兵【せんぺい】

noun
most important task, most pressing task, urgent business

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
the other night, a few nights ago

noun
former post, former occupant of the post

noun, no-adjective
previous engagement, prior contract

noun
worrying before one's people worry, enjoying oneself only after one's people have enjoyed themselves (a precept to be observed by a ruler)(yojijukugo)

せんれいなら
senreininarau
expression, Godan-u verb
to follow precedent
Other readings:
先例にならう【せんれいにならう】

だいいち
mazudaiichini
expression
first of all, in the first place, to begin with, for starters
Other readings:
先ず第一に【まずだいいちに】

expression, adjective
seldom, rarely, scarcely(usually kana)
Other readings:
まずない《先ずない》

adverb
1.
first of all, to begin with, before anything else(usually kana)(more emphatic than まず)
See also:まず
2.
probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually(usually kana)
3.
more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably(usually kana)
4.
anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being(usually kana)

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb
tolerable, passable, adequate, so-so(usually kana)
See also:まあまあ

adverb
first of all, in the first place(usually kana)
Other readings:
まずもって《先ず以って》[1]
まずもって《まず以て》
まずもって《まず以って》[1]
まずもって《先以って》[1]
まずもって《先以て》[1]
まずもって《先ずもって》
まずもって《先もって》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun (temporal)
month before last
Other readings:
先先月【せんせんげつ】

noun (temporal)
week before last
Other readings:
先先週【せんせんしゅう】