very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
customization; customisation
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
automatic; intransitive verb
loading; charging; filling
powerless; helpless; incompetent
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
good humour (humor); good mood
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to yell; to rant; to rave
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
number one; first; best; most; game; round
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese