early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
second day of the month; two days
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
diagnosis; medical examination
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
height (of body); stature
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
third day of the month; three days
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
time; season; period; phase; stage
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
(software) extension; add-on; plug-in
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
fourth day of the month; four days
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid