先ず

Meaning

1. adv
   first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
2. adv
   probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
3. adv
   more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
4. adv
   anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being

Example sentences

• 当クラブに入会をご希望でしたら、先ずこの申し込み用紙に必要事項を書き入れて下さい。

  If you want to join the club, you must first fill in this application form.

• 他人を支配せんと思う者は先ず己を支配せよ。

  He that would govern others, first should be master of himself.

• 先ず香港に行って、それからシンガポールに行きます。

  We'll go to Hong Kong first, and then we'll go to Singapore.