to do something before someone else does
他の人より先に何かをする (hoka no hito yori saki ni nanika o suru)
"He beat me to the punch by applying for the job first."
"彼は先にその仕事に応募して私に勝ちました。" (Kare wa saki ni sono shigoto ni ōbo shite watashi ni kachimashita.)
to make a sincere promise
to approach the last possible moment before a deadline
to say something openly or honestly that you’ve been hiding
to bend your body forward or downward
to make someone feel happier
to make others happy by being kind or cheerful
