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Usu. as ...に先駆けて
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
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pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
Examples
先駆者達は一連の障害を克服してきた。
The pioneers have overcome a series of obstacles.
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indigenous people; native people; aborigines
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アメリカ先住民の祖先は、ベーリング海峡を経由してアジアから大陸へ渡った。
The ancestors of Native Americans went to the continent from Asia by way of the Bering Strait.
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foresight; anticipation
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彼は先見の明るい人だ。
He is a man of vision.
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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
Examples
私は先払いする。
I pay the money in advance.
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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls)
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forerunner
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pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald
Examples
クロッカスは春の先駆けである。
The crocus is a forerunner of spring.
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leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
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foresight; prescience
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ダ・ヴィンチは他の人よりも先見の明があった。
Da Vinci could see farther than others.