先駆者

せんくしゃ

pioneer, trailblazer, groundbreaker, pathfinder, herald, forerunner

先駆け

さきがけ

charging ahead of others, the first to charge, pioneer, forerunner, harbinger

先駆的

せんくてき

pioneering, path-breaking, trailblazing

先駆ける

さきがける

to be the first

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

長駆

ちょうく

a long march

前駆

ぜんく せんぐ ぜんぐ

outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade), outriding

駆動

くどう

driving force

駆る

かる

to drive (car), to spur on, to impel

馳駆

ちく

dashing around on a horse, running around, exerting oneself (for another)

駆使

くし

free use

疾駆

しっく

riding fast, driving a horse fast

駆逐

くちく

extermination, expulsion, destruction

四駆

よんく

four-wheel drive

駆水

くすい

dehydrating

駆け

かけ

canter, gallop

駆除

くじょ

extermination (esp. pests), expulsion, destruction

駆虫

exterminating insects; pest control; deinsectization