(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]
(これ) (pn) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1,其れ・1,彼・あれ・1) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (hum) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (arch) here; (5) (arch) I (me); (6) (arch) certainly; (P) [EDICT]
(ぜ) (n) righteousness; justice; right [EDICT]
(shì, ㄕˋ) is; are; am; yes; to be [CE-DICT]
明
(みょう) (n) (1) {Buddh} vidya (wisdom); (2) (See 真言) mantra; (pref) (3) the coming (4th of July, etc.) [EDICT]
(みん) (n) Ming (dynasty of China, 1368-1644) [EDICT]
(めい) (n) (1) brightness; (2) clarity; acumen; (3) power of vision [EDICT]
(ní, ㄋㄧˊ) Buddhist nun; (often used in phonetic spellings) [CE-DICT]
苏
(sū, ㄙㄨ) revive [CE-DICT]
(sū, ㄙㄨ) Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration; abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃 or 蘇聯|苏联, Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 and Suzhou city 蘇州|苏州; surname Su [CE-DICT]