先

the preceding visitor

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; state of the art

tip; end

part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes

before one's eyes; under one's nose

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

immediate (e.g. interests); present; at hand; short-run

foresight; near future

appearance

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

point of a sword

matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon

customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

moving first; person with the first move

forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

Go (game); Shogi

sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

穂先 only

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.)

tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

edge of blade

tips of one's hair; hair ends

destination; place one stays during a trip

preferential

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

putting off (doing); postponement; delaying

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

Polite

ahead; before

the future

Interjection; As お先です

pardon me for leaving (first)

advance guard; vanguard

Sports

athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

edge of the eaves; house frontage

beginning of spring

foreseeing; anticipating; predicting the future

Computing

lookahead

Computing

prefetching

reading ahead

front and rear; before and after; both ends; beginning and end

order; sequence

consequences

context