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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

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

the other night; a few nights ago

counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack

striking just before one's opponent makes a move

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

ancestor

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

last week; the week before

the preceding visitor

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

former teacher

former years; formerly; a few years ago

foresight; anticipation

precedent

teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation

forestall

formerly

preference; priority; precedence

head; lead; vanguard; first

a short while ago; already

last month

vanguard; advance guard

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

recently; the other day

the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings

the other day; some time ago; recently

leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)

head start; initiative; preemption

the one before last; two generations, etc. previous

previous engagement; prior contract

indigenous people; native people; aborigines

seniority; predecessor

earning the first (runs); preoccupation

hereditary; congenital

aforementioned; above-mentioned

radical; acute; sharp

arriving first

original inhabitant; aboriginal; previous priest

prehistory

week before last

month before last

initiative; prior consideration

former wife; late wife

inherent; innate

order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis

transcendental

crisis in a battle; death

previous ruler; ancestors

seer; pioneer; leading spirit; enlightened person

initiative; pioneering

before and after; earlier and later; order; occurring almost simultaneously; inversion (of order)

lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon

last semester

advance troops; vanguard; advance contingent; leading unit

former post; former occupant of the post

aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous

ultramodern; leading

(one's) late father

former master; late master

transcendentalism

previous preconception; previous engagement

recently

last time; the last; the preceding

ancient wise men

precedence; first move (in games)

pre-existence

pre-Qin period (of China)

foresight; speedy comprehension

the other evening; a few nights ago

prehistory

ancient sage (esp. Confucius)

academic predecessor; scholars of the past; senior scholar

striking one's opponent while defending from their attack

Songun; military-first policy of North Korea

seer

first runs scored

previous letter

preceramic period

Precambrian era

transcendental philosophy

starting pitcher

acuminate (i.e. sharp shape of leaf); apiculate

first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system

first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system

first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system

first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system

pre-Jomon period (i.e. the preceramic period)

right of prior use; prior use rights; prior user rights

teacher; instructor; master; previous existence