previous generation (of a family)
せんだい
Noun
1.
previous generation (of a family), previous head of the family, one's (late) father
2.
predecessor
3.
previous age, previous generation
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この店は先代から受け継がれたものです。
This shop was inherited from the previous generation.
先代の社長は非常に厳格な方でした。
The previous president was a very strict person.
この家は先代が建てたもので、多くの思い出が詰まっている。
This house was built by the previous generation and is filled with many memories.
先代の築き上げた功績は、現在の我々にとって大きな財産だ。
The achievements built by the previous generation are a great asset to us today.
その伝統工芸は、先代の職人たちが何世紀もかけて磨き上げてきたものだ。
That traditional craft is something that artisans of previous generations have refined over centuries.
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