(shuō, ㄕㄨㄛ) to speak; to say; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory) [CE-DICT]
先
(せん) (adj-no,n) (1) former; previous; old; (n) (2) first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move [EDICT]
(さき) (n,adj-no,n-suf,pref) (1) previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; (2) point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; (3) head (of a line); front; (4) ahead; the other side; (5) the future; hereafter; (6) destination; (7) the other party; (P) [EDICT]
(xiān, ㄒㄧㄢ) early; prior; former; in advance; first [CE-DICT]
(もと) (adv) (sometimes written 元) under (esp. influence or guidance); (P) [EDICT]
(xià, ㄒㄧㄚˋ) down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down [CE-DICT]
面
(おもて(P);おも;も(ok);もて(ok)) (n) (1) face; (2) surface; (3) (おもて, もて only) mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask); (P) [EDICT]
(づら) (n-suf) looking like a ...; acting as if a .... [EDICT]
(めん) (n) (1) face; (2) mask; face guard; (3) {MA} (in kendo) striking the head; (4) surface (esp. a geometrical surface); (5) page; (n,suf) (6) aspect; facet; side; (7) chamfer; (ctr) (8) counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game; (P) [EDICT]
(つら) (n) (1) (See 顔・かお) face (often derog. or vulg.); mug; (2) surface; (3) (arch) surrounding area; (4) (arch) cheek; cheeks; (P) [EDICT]
(miàn, ㄇㄧㄢˋ) fade; side; surface; aspect; top; face; classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc [CE-DICT]
(miàn, ㄇㄧㄢˋ) flour; noodles [CE-DICT]
是
(これ) (pn) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1,其れ・1,彼・あれ・1) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (hum) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (arch) here; (5) (arch) I (me); (6) (arch) certainly; (P) [EDICT]
