連中がこのことに気づかぬうち機先を制したほうがいいでしょう。

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English Translation

We'd probably be best off beating them to the punch before they notice that fact.

Furigana

連中(れんちゅう)がこのことに気(き)づかぬうち機先(きせん)を制(せい)したほうがいいでしょう。

Romanji

Renchū ga kono koto ni kizukanu uchi kisen o seishita hō ga ii deshō.

Words

連中 (れんちゅう、れんじゅう、れんぢゅう)

colleagues; company; a lot; those guys; group (of people); troupe; company (of musicians)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

気付く (きづく)

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise

家 (うち、ち)

house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household

機先 (きせん)

forestall

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

制す (せいす)

to control; to command; to get the better of

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

デス (デス)

death