せんて – Vocabulary details

せんて

Noun

1. first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move

2. forestalling; (seizing the) initiative

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former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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 forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

to take the initiative

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