先ず – Vocabulary details

先まず

Adverb

Usually written in kana

1. first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else

2. probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually

3. more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably

4. anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being

before (timewise)

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

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