(せん) (adj-no,n) (1) former; previous; old; (n) (2) first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move [EDICT]
(さき) (n,adj-no,n-suf,pref) (1) previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; (2) point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; (3) head (of a line); front; (4) ahead; the other side; (5) the future; hereafter; (6) destination; (7) the other party; (P) [EDICT]
(xiān, ㄒㄧㄢ) early; prior; former; in advance; first [CE-DICT]
(たん) (n,n-pref) (1) variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos [EDICT]
(fǎn, ㄈㄢˇ) contrary; in reverse; inside-out or upside-down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切 phonetic system [CE-DICT]
至
(し) (pref) (See 自・2) to ... [EDICT]
(zhì, ㄓˋ) arrive; most; to; until [CE-DICT]
死
(し) (n,n-suf) (1) death; decease; (2) (arch) (See 五刑) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (P) [EDICT]
(sǐ, ㄙˇ) to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely [CE-DICT]