先細

さきぼそ さきほそ

tapering toward the end

先細り

さきぼそり

dwindle, tapering off (away)

細る

ほそる

to get thin, to taper off

先走る

さきばしる

to be forward, to be impertinent

先取る

さきどる

to take (something) before (someone else); to do (something) before it becomes popular

細める

ほそめる

to make narrow

細まる

ほそまる

to narrow (e.g. eyes)

先先週

せんせんしゅう さきざきしゅう

week before last

先の先

せんのせん

striking just before one's opponent makes a move

先駆ける

さきがける

to be the first

先立てる

さきだてる

to have (someone) go ahead

先んじる

さきんじる

to precede, to forestall, to anticipate

先んずる

さきんずる

to go before, to precede, to forestall, to anticipate

先

さき せん

former, previous, old

先ず先ず

まずまず

tolerable, passable, adequate, so-so

行く先先

ゆくさきざき いくさきざき

everywhere, everywhere one goes, wherever one goes

先々の先

せんせんのせん

predicting and striking just before one's opponent makes a move (kendo)

身が細る

みがほそる

to lose weight, to become thin

やせ細る

やせほそる

to lose weight, to become thin, to wither away