先

taking the initiative

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

point of a spear; spearhead

focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; target; brunt

force (of an argument); edge

Adverb (fukushi)

before; previously

Adverb (fukushi)

ahead

Abbreviation; Expressions

pardon me for leaving (before you)

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

storefront; shopfront

ancestor

destination

whereabouts

future; prospects

very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)

priority; order of precedence

entrance; front door

from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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

tip; end

part-time employer; place where one works part-time

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

point of a sword

very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

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

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

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