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opportunity; occasion; chance
本の序を読んで内容の概要を把握した。
I grasped the content by reading the book's preface.
序の部分だけでも十分面白かったな。
Even just the preface was interesting.
序に書かれた著者の思いを読んだ。
I read the author's thoughts written in the preface.