先月【せんげつ】
last month
先生【せんせい】
teacher, instructor, master, sensei, title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc., intimate or teasing form of address, one's elder
先進国【せんしんこく】
advanced (developed) country, advanced nations
優先【ゆうせん】
preference, priority, precedence
先発【せんぱつ】
starting in advance, starting first, going first, going ahead, starting (in team sports)
先に【さきに】
previously, before, earlier, formerly, recently, first, before (something or someone else), ahead (of), earlier, beforehand, in advance, ahead of time
先頭【せんとう】
head (of a line, group, etc.), front, lead, forefront, vanguard
先進【せんしん】
advanced, developed, seniority, senior, superior, elder
先輩【せんぱい】
senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer
先週【せんしゅう】
last week, the week before
先行【せんこう】
going ahead, going first, preceding, coming before, being ahead (e.g. of the times), occurring first, happening prior, scoring first, getting off to a lead, stalker
先日【せんじつ】
the other day, a few days ago
先制【せんせい】
head start, initiative, preemption
先送り【さきおくり】
putting off (doing), postponement, delaying
先住【せんじゅう】
original inhabitant, aboriginal, previous priest
先端【せんたん】
pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve), forefront, vanguard, spearhead, leading edge
先物【さきもの】
futures, futures contract
先行き【さきゆき】
the future, future prospects
最先端【さいせんたん】
cutting edge, leading edge, forefront, state of the art, tip, end
先祖【せんぞ】
ancestor, forefather, foremother