pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
lower region; lower part; region below
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to be reflected in a mirror
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
the whole day; all the day
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
good policy; wise policy; best plan
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
under the staircase; understairs
to give the stamp of approval
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
person concerned; interested party; related party
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to speak; to hear a voice
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
to become clear; to be made public
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp); holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
high and low; rise and fall
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside