early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
matter; affair; issue; matter; material; substance
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
flight; desertion; escape
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to