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“Scoring first” in Japanese

Short answer
先行 senkou せんこー

Scoring first in Japanese is “先行” (senkou). Full meaning: going ahead, going first; preceding, coming before, being ahead (e.g. of the times), occurring first, happening prior; scoring first, getting off to a lead.

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