序じょ盤ばん

joban

early stages

Example sentences

序盤じょばんは平氏へいしが優勢ゆうせいであったが、正午過しょうごすぎから平氏へいしが劣勢れっせいとなっていく。
In the beginning, the Taira clan had the advantage, but after midday, the Taira clan started to lose ground.
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序盤じょばんは神話しんわそのものであり、執筆年代しっぴつねんだいに近ちかづくにつれ歴史書れきししょとしての性格せいかくが強つよくなる。
They each contain only myths in the beginning part of the book and take on more characteristics of a history book as the writing approaches the era when these books were written.
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しかし、序盤じょばん戦せんから勝利しょうりに恵めぐまれず、西村監督にしむらかんとくは途中とちゅうで解任かいにん。
But the team was not able to gain victories from the early stages of the season, and manager NISHIMURA was dismissed in the middle of the season.
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