teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
the other day; a few days ago
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
preference; priority; precedence
head; lead; vanguard; first
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
a short while ago; already
ancestor; forefather; foremother
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
guidance; leadership; leading the way
last week; the week before
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
priority; order of precedence
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
the other day; some time ago; recently
head start; initiative; preemption
degree of relative priority
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
previous engagement; prior contract
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
former years; formerly; a few years ago
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
aforementioned; above-mentioned
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
original inhabitant; aboriginal; previous priest
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
prior investment; upfront investment
older person with more life experience
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
the other night; a few nights ago
being already (well) aware
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
some time ago; the other day
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
to put on a patronizing air
crisis in a battle; death
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
previous ruler; ancestors
seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person
pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing
before and after; earlier and later; order; occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order)
priority seat; courtesy seat; seat provided in trains, buses, etc. for the use of the disabled, young children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc.
question to be settled first; first consideration
prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory
aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects); belonephobia
scoring the first point; winning the first game; lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon
counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack
advance troops; vanguard; advance contingent; leading unit
preconception; prejudice; preoccupation
former husband; late husband
senior official; senior members
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
former master; late master
lucky day but not in the morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement)
previous preconception; previous engagement
traces of a predecessor's deeds; precedent
last time; the last; the preceding
competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)
set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow
precedence; first move (in games)
prior research; previous work
indigenous rights; aboriginal rights
to put on an air of seniority
pre-Qin period (of China)
foresight; speedy comprehension
the other evening; a few nights ago
this day last week; a week ago today
successive teacher; successive master
predicting and striking just before one's opponent makes a move (kendo)
(more) experienced mother
ancient sage (esp. Confucius)
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
to study under (a teacher)
academic predecessor; scholars of the past; senior scholar
taking (score) the first two points of the game
taking a lead in (doing); setting an example of (doing)
preferred stock; preference shares
striking one's opponent while defending from their attack
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
worrying before one's people worry, enjoying oneself only after one's people have enjoyed themselves (a precept to be observed by a ruler)
most important task; most pressing task; urgent business
statutory lien; preferential right; prior claim
giving one's family life priority over one's work
to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors
state-of-the-art medical technology
former post; former occupant of the post
charismatic teacher; charming professor
lead position; first position (in a string)
column-major (e.g. vector)
right of first refusal; (right of) preemption; purchase option
Songun; military-first policy of North Korea
initiative; prior consideration
Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)
child from an earlier wife; preceding one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)
someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do
past misdeed; past error; past folly; past sin
transcendental philosophy
right to prior consideration
original drug; originator drug
I don't fall for flattery; (lit.) (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)
answering one's opponent's attack with an unwavering strike
teachers statement (expounding)
seizing the initiative by counterattacking
view transformation input priority
limit dispatching priority
APG; Automatic Priority Group
pre-Jomon period (i.e. the preceramic period)
original drug; originator drug
substances requiring priority action (with regard to environmental issues); priority substance
right of prior use; prior use rights; prior user rights
seizing the initiative by attacking first
most recent common ancestor
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
preferred foreign currency
congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; CCHS
priority treatment; preferential treatment
grade of delivery selection
acuminate (i.e. sharp shape of leaf); apiculate
first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system
industrialized countries; industrialised countries
advanced industrial nation
holder of preferred stock
expedited (N)-service-data-unit; (N)-expedited-data-unit
plesiomorphy; ancestral character
pictures of ancient wise men (name of a book)
what has been (orally) handed down from generation to generation; legend; folk tale
primary immunodeficiency syndrome
symplesiomorphy; ancestral trait shared by two or more taxa
congenital hip dislocation
congenital bile duct atresia
teacher; instructor; master; previous existence