• 先さっき

  a short while ago, a moment ago, just now, some time ago

• 先さき

  point, tip, end, nozzle

• 先例せんれい

  precedent

• 先遣せんけん

  sending ahead

• 先月せんげつ

  last month

• 先陣せんじん

  vanguard, advance guard

• 先着せんちゃく

  arriving first

• 先物さきもの

  futures, futures contract

• 先祖せんぞ

  ancestor, forefather, foremother

• 先週せんしゅう

  last week, the week before

• 先見せんけん

  foresight, anticipation

• 先般せんぱん

  some time ago, the other day

• 先頃さきごろ

  recently, the other day

• 先日せんじつ

  the other day, a few days ago

• 先安さきやす

  lower future quotations

• 先人せんじん

  predecessor, pioneer, ancestor

• 先制せんせい

  head start, initiative, preemption

• 先導せんどう

  guidance, leadership, leading the way

• 先取せんしゅ

  earning the first (runs), preoccupation

• 先進せんしん

  advanced, developed

• 先住せんじゅう

  original inhabitant, aboriginal

• 先決せんけつ

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

• 先駆せんく

  forerunner, precursor, pioneer, leader

• 先方せんぽう

  other party, other side

• 先々さきざき

  distant future, inevitable future

• 先発せんぱつ

  starting in advance, starting first, going first, going ahead

• 先頭せんとう

  head (of a line, group, etc.), front, lead, forefront, vanguard

• 先輩せんぱい

  senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer

• 先代せんだい

  previous generation (of a family), previous head of the family, one's (late) father

• 先手せんて

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

• 先生せんせい

  teacher, instructor, master

• 先端せんたん

  pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve)

• 先にさきに

  previously, before, earlier, formerly, recently

• 先行せんこう

  going ahead, going first

• 先ずまず

  first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else

• 刃先はさき

  edge of blade

• 指先ゆびさき

  fingertip, finger

• 優先ゆうせん

  preference, priority, precedence, right of way

• 祖先そせん

  ancestor

• 目先めさき

  before one's eyes, under one's nose

• 旅先たびさき

  destination, place one stays during a trip

• 店先みせさき

  storefront, shopfront

• 口先くちさき

  lip service, mere words, professions

• 鼻先はなさき

  tip of nose

• 矛先ほこさき

  point of a spear, spearhead

• 春先はるさき

  beginning of spring

• 軒先のきさき

  edge of the eaves, house frontage

• 宛先あてさき

  address, destination

• 率先そっせん

  taking the initiative

• 矢先やさき

  arrowhead