先代
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Meanings
- previous generation (of a family), previous head of the family, one's (late) father
- predecessor
- previous age, previous generation
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I hear that the previous president was a very strict person.
It was his mission to protect the family business inherited from the previous generation.
Many years of training are necessary to surpass the skills of the predecessor.
This long-established shop has been continuing for over three hundred years since the previous generation's time.
In order to repay the debts left behind by the previous head of the family, the current head has endured hardship over many long years.
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