先さき
Meanings
Noun
1. point; tip; end; nozzle
Perhaps out of embarrassment, the tips of her well-shaped ears are tinged red.
2. head (of a line); front
Let's go up to the front of the line.
3. first; before; ahead (of)
Hey, don't run ahead of me!
4. (the way) ahead; beyond
The road gets worse from here on.
Adjective (の)
Noun
5. future
I can't tell what the future holds, though.
6. previous; prior; former; recent; last
He had fought in the last war.
Noun
Suffix
7. destination; address; place where you do something
We don't even know what's waiting for us where we're headed, and yet...
Noun
8. rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part
I don't remember anything after that.
9. the other party
Kanji used
before (timewise)
Pitch accent
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Top 400
Used in vocabulary (231 in total)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
Examples (107 in total)
I was first!
I don't remember anything after that.
I couldn't even see one meter in front of me!
Women and children first!
I won't let you pass from here on.
The place I was led to was the living room.
See ya, I'm heading home first.
The finish line is just ahead!
The bank is three blocks away.
It's a drama that makes you wonder what happens next, isn't it?
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
I don't have much time left.
Hey, don't run ahead of me!
Now folks, let's go on.
He had fought in the last war.
The destination is the center of the forest.
Even so, you all still have a future ahead of you.
There must have been an accident up ahead.
The school is two kilometers ahead.
There is a hill further ahead.
I ignore the provocation and go on.
The destination is in the north.
The tip of the blade pierces the sheet.
From there on, it was just like a battlefield.
Anyway, let's go to the other side of the tunnel!
So the destination for the expedition has finally been decided.
I thought it was at least half a month away.
Christmas is only two weeks off.
His pencil has a sharp point.
He was elected in the last election.
The shopping center is one mile ahead.
A gas station is one kilometer ahead.
Have you decided where you're going to go to study abroad?
I can't tell what the future holds, though.
I can't go any farther.
They didn't wish to go any further.
I heard that Papa got it from someone at his workplace.
Well then, I have something to do, so I'm going ahead!
I can't sleep because I want to know what happens next in this novel.
We won't be deciding on the team name for a while yet.
At the end of the forest, there is a beautiful lake.
Let's go up to the front of the line.
It seems the toilet is further down the hallway.
There was a wide space at the end of the hallway.
It seems that they had sensed the earlier commotion.
Through the small hole, I could see the target.
We could see the summit of a mountain twenty miles away.
A small animal was wandering around at the end of the hallway.
The tips of my hair are still slightly damp.
The place I arrived at, guided by my cell phone, is a convenience store.
Rescuing the students comes first.
When I looked up, there was the balcony of an apartment building.
He is a man with good foresight.
My birthday is one month from today.
You go ahead, Tom. I'll catch up soon.
The valley narrows 500 feet ahead.
There is a park across that crosswalk.
If you pinch off the tips of basil, it grows bushier.
We don't even know what's waiting for us where we're headed, and yet...
It will be a long time before I can buy a house.
The road gets worse from here on.
And then, I was urged to proceed straight ahead.
I proceeded further ahead on the road with even more caution.
At the end of their line of sight was a woman.
As if competing to be first, the other units also began to move.
As for my left arm, I can move my shoulder, but I cannot move anything from the elbow down.
The place where the boy was taken in was a large house.
Say I start ten meters ahead, right?
A village a little way ahead was completely destroyed, you see.
A faint light glows at the tip of the raised finger.
I snipped off the tips of the overgrown branches to tidy up the shape.
The destination is a corner by the window at the back of the classroom.
He is picking at the salad with the tip of his fork, but not bringing it to his mouth.
Beyond the stream, there is a small settlement.
Every route forward is blocked.
Jeff pressed for an explanation of what was going on.
This train stops at every station from Nakano on.
Where I involuntarily averted my gaze, a single wisp of smoke was rising.
Suddenly, a woman's voice echoed from the end of the dark hallway.
However, from beyond the end of the hallway, came the sound of ice rolling.
Beyond the bottom of the stairs, there is yet another door.
I guess it will be a long time before I can return to Japan.
There is a needle attached to the end of the thread, so please be careful.
The space beyond the entrance was a wide, circular area.
There is the same mark on the wall a little further ahead.
The hallway on the other side of the door I passed through was eerily quiet.
It is said to be fully booked for several years into the future.
For now, shouldn't we prioritize getting through the few jobs we have?
The hallway continues further ahead, with doors lined up in a row.
The starry sky spreading beyond the tower is shining especially brightly tonight.
I wipe the tears welling at the corners of my eyes with the tip of my little finger.
He stared at me from head to foot.
I don't know whether it's hundreds of millions of years in the future or trillions of years in the future.
Still, at this rate, it looks like there is a long way to go before we succeed.
Perhaps out of embarrassment, the tips of her well-shaped ears are tinged red.
I don't just want to leave behind memories; I want to keep making them from now on.
All I do is carve characters with the tip of a thin stick.
Our task has been easy so far, but it will be difficult from now on.
The further ahead we go, the colder the air becomes.
Right now, it is more important to enhance facilities and equipment than to put on a good appearance.
The tips of the fingers are pointing this way, just as if beckoning.
Excuse me but may I ask for your name and contact information?
To wipe away the sweat we had shed, we headed to the town square.
Beyond the woods was a clearing about ten meters square.
I found a door with a plate that said 'Treatment Room' at the end of the hallway.
In an instant, I feel as though I have been observed from the tips of my shoes to the top of my head.
My birthday is a month from today. That is to say, April 5th.