先

pilotage; pilot

high-technology

to stand on tiptoes

branch office

to let (a person) pass first

Proverb

prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling

one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it

Finance

futures trading

question to be settled first; first consideration

since a little while ago

clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs

Proverb

one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)

spork (spoon and fork)

prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory

Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs)

to go before; to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects); belonephobia

Baseball

lead-off man

ancestral spirits

hereditary

forward price; futures price; futures quotation

advance troops; vanguard; advance contingent; leading unit

Common error for 舌先三寸

glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front

contact information (for inquiries; e.g. corporate phone number)

reference (e.g. personal reference)