- (n) report of early withdrawal (i.e. when one leaves school or work early) 
- (n) (baseball) game between Waseda and Tokyo universities 
- (n,vs) early-morning departure 
- (n) (obsc) lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) 
- (n) Waseda-Meiji (baseball) game 
- (adv) ahead of time 
- (n,vs) early-morning departure 
- (adv) at a quick pace 
- (adv) early in the morning 
- (n) (sl) very fast
 very early
 
- (adj-i) sharp-eyed 
- (adj-na,n,adj-no) rapid succession (e.g. questions) 
- (adv) promptly
 quickly
 without delay
 
- (exp) no sooner ... than ...
 hardly ... when ...
 
- (exp,adj-i) short-tempered
 quick-tempered
 hasty
 
- (adj-i) short-tempered
 quick-tempered
 hasty
 
- (adj-i) quarrelsome 
- (adj-na,n,adj-no) premature
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- (n) before its time 
- (exp) being quick-eared
 having sharp ears
 
- (adj-i) quick-eared 
- (exp) (1) to be a quick worker
 (2) to be fast in forming relationships with women
 (3) to be quick to resort to violence
 
- (adj-i) (1) fast working
 (2) fast in forming relationships with women
 (3) quick to resort to violence
 
- (exp,adv) in short
 in a nutshell
 in a word
 to cut a long story short
 
- (exp) early on
 earlier on
 from early
 
- (exp,adv) at the earliest 
- (n,vs) jumping to a conclusion 
- (exp) in one's hurry 
- (n) early (prompt) settlement
 swift resolution
 speedy solution
 
- (n) early treatment
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