expression:

• one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; tiger in front, wolf in the back [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• slouch

noun:

• front end

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward

noun:

• prehistoric period

~の noun:

• open in front

noun / ~の noun:

• front-wheel drive

noun:

• prequel
• retrospective (talk, etc.)

noun:

• avant-garde art

noun:

• front-line troops

noun / adjectival noun:

• promising (rosy, bright) future; offering promising prospects - four character idiom

noun:

• two highest ranked maegashira wrestlers - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• prepayment; advance payment

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to repeat the mistake of somebody; to make the same mistake as that of ...; to follow the rut of the preceding cart [literal] ➜ 轍を踏む

noun:

• the avant-garde

noun:

• lower secondary education (e.g. middle school)

noun:

• midyear examinations

~の noun / noun / ~する noun:

• above-mentioned; given above; previously shown

noun:

• the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year ➜ 厄年

noun / ~する noun:

• preprocessing; pretreatment

noun:

• focal point of a lens in front of the subject ➜ ピント

noun:

• previous notice; omen; signs; premonition

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• having a very promising future; offering promising prospects - four character idiom

noun:

• ten highest ranked maegashira wrestlers certain to wrestle against san'yaku ranks - Sumo term

noun:

• the car ahead; front wheel