to remain in a leading or advantageous position
先を行く (saki o iku)
"The company invests in innovation to keep ahead of competitors."
"会社は競合他社に先を行くためにイノベーションに投資しています。" (kaisha wa kyōgōtasha ni saki o iku tame ni inobēshon ni tōshi shiteimasu)
to press a button on the mouse to select something
to admit errors openly so they can be fixed
to make people notice or focus on an issue
to begin doing something energetically
to finally agree to something after refusing for some time
to recover or progress faster than others after a downturn