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先に, 曩に, さきに
Adverb
1. previously, before, earlier, formerly, recently
2. first, before (something or someone else), ahead (of)
3. beforehand, in advance, ahead of time
私が先にそこへ着くよ。
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お先に, おさきに
Adverb, Polite
1. before, previously
2. ahead
Expression, See お先に失礼します, Abbreviation
3. pardon me for leaving (before you)
お先にどうぞ。
矢先に, やさきに
Adverb
just when (one is about to ...), just as, the very moment when, on the point of
私が返事をしようとした矢先に、彼が口を出してきた。
先に立つ, さきにたつ
Expression, Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to lead, to take the initiative
2. to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger)
3. to be most essential
真っ先に, まっ先に, まっさきに
Adverb
at the very beginning, first of all, first and foremost, before anything else
先に進める, さきにすすめる
Expression, Ichidan verb, Transitive
to proceed with, to continue with, to move on, to go forward, to pursue
後先になる, あとさきになる
Expression, Godan verb
to be inverted (of the order of something), to be reversed, to get mixed up, to become back to front
後にも先にも, あとにも先にも, あとにもさきにも
Adverb, Expression
before or since, neither before nor after, no other time in one's life, stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
お先に失礼します, おさきにしつれいします
Expression, used when leaving a workplace while others remain
pardon me for leaving (first)
「おさきにしつれいします」「おつかれさまでした」