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先
1
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
Examples
先を争って人が出口に殺到した。
There was a mad rush toward the exit.
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inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
Examples
この先祖伝来の家宝は君の物だ。
This heirloom shall be yours.
1
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering off
2
tapering (to a point)
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Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
original inhabitant; aboriginal
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previous priest
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order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
Examples
先着順に並んでください。
Please line up in order of arrival.
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radicalization; radicalisation; becoming a radical
2
intensification; aggravation; becoming acute
3
sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
1
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
Examples
あの会社は先行き不安な商売をしています。
That outfit is running a fly-by-night operation.
1
Formal or literary term
going first
2
Formal or literary term
arriving first
