先

great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others

anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times)

Computing

prefetch

Linguistics

anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit

bow (of a ship); prow

former years; formerly; a few years ago

place of employment

pen nibs

pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner

destination (in travel); place where one is staying

Baseball

batting first

indigenous people; native people; aborigines

foresight; anticipation

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls)

forerunner

the late emperor; preceding emperor

hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place

(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele

(top of) shoulder

pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald

leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

lodging host; lodging place

Martial arts

striking just before one's opponent makes a move

seniority; predecessor

precedent

earning the first (runs); preoccupation

sequel of a story