early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
in terms of; from the point of view of
show; exhibition; spectacle
first meeting; first interview with
manners; courtesy; etiquette
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
a dime a dozen; two a penny
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
menial; meanness; servility; abject
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
naturalization; naturalisation
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
useless resistance; vain struggle
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
underestimation; undervaluation
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
object of romantic interest
pseudo-romance; pseudo (mock) love affair
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
casting; cast-metal object
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable