せんじん

I

[先人] *predecessor

【C】前任者;先祖

*ancestor

【C】先駆者， 先人.

II

[先陣] vanguard

［the ～］ (軍隊・艦隊・行進などの)先頭， 前衛， 先陣.

先人
predecessor
pioneer
ancestor
先陣
vanguard
advance guard
千仭
great depth
great height

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I

せんじん【先人】

*predecessor

〖C〗前任者; 先祖

*ancestor

〖C〗先駆者， 先人.

II

せんじん【先陣】

vanguard

［the ～］ (軍隊・艦隊・行進などの)先頭， 前衛， 先陣.

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I

せんじん【先人】

〔昔の人〕 a forerunner; earlier people; one's predecessors; 〔亡父･祖先〕 one's late father; one's forefathers; one's ancestors.

●先人に学ぶ learn from one's forefathers.

●先人の跡をたどる follow in the steps of one's predecessors; follow the precedent of one's late father.

II

せんじん【先陣】

〔本陣の前の陣〕 the van (of an army); the advance guard; the vanguard; (前哨線) an outpost [a scouting] line; 〔一番乗り〕 the leader (of the field, into battle).

●先陣を切る lead the van.

先陣争い a scramble to be first [in the van, at the front].

●先陣争いをする scramble to be first [in the van, at the front].

III

せんじん【戦陣】

a battlefield.

●戦陣に馳せ参じる dash off into [to do] battle

・戦陣に臨む participate [engage] in a battle; take the field; go to the front.

戦陣訓 the Field Service [Combatants'] Code.

IV

せんじん【戦塵】

the dust of combat [the battlefield].

●まだ戦塵に汚れていない若い兵士 an inexperienced young soldier; a raw recruit.

●戦塵を洗い落す wash off the dust of combat; rest from active service at the front.

●戦塵収まる. The dust of battle settles. | 《文》 The tumult of war dies down.