getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
small number; few; minority
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
departure; leaving; setting off
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
match (for lighting a fire)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down