先さき付づけ

noun

appetizer; starter

Refers to a small dish served at the beginning of a Japanese meal, often before the main courses. Common in kaiseki or traditional dining.

• 懐かい石せき料りょう理りでは、先さき付づけとして季き節せつの小こ鉢ばちが出だされる。

  In kaiseki cuisine, a seasonal small dish is served as the appetizer.

noun

post-dating; later date

Used for documents, letters, or checks that are dated ahead of the actual date. Often seen in business or administrative contexts. Compare with 先日付け (さきひづけ).

See also: 先日付

• 請せい求きゅう書しょを先さき付づけで発はっ行こうする。

  Issue the invoice with a future date.

• 小こ切ぎっ手てに先さき付づけの日ひ付づけを記き入にゅうした。

  I wrote a post-dated date on the check.