トップランナー
toppurannā

Noun

1. first runner (in a relay race)

かれらはまもなくトップランナーに いつくだろう。
karerawa mamonaku toppurannāni oitsukudarō.
They will catch up with the lead runner soon.
Noun

2. top-class runner

Noun
Idiomatic Expression

3. vanguard (of a person); front line; cutting edge

Noun

4. top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)

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