後人

後人のために正確な記録を残しておきたい。

I want to leave accurate records for posterity.

この説の是非は後人の判断に委ねるほかない。

Whether this theory is right can only be left to the judgment of later generations.

先人の知恵は後人に受け継がれてきた。

The wisdom of our predecessors has been handed down to later generations.

彼は後人の育成に力を注いだ。

He devoted himself to training those who would come after him.

先輩として後人に道を開くのが我々の役目だ。

As seniors, it is our role to open the way for those who follow.

その研究は後人に多くの手がかりを与えた。

That research gave many leads to the researchers who came after.