► 副詞
早いとこ [(2)はやいとこ] [早い所] [coll] meaning: quick rank: 3
☆ 早いとこずらかろう ⇨ Let’s get the hell outta here quick
☆ 早いとこ頼むわ ⇨ Will you get it done in a hurry?
► 動詞
早まる [(3)はやまる] meaning: early rank: 2
☆ 暖冬で桜の開花が早まった ⇨ The cherry blossom has happened earlier because of the warm winter
早める [(3)はやめる] meaning: early rank: 2
☆ 私達は会議の開始時間を一時間早めた ⇨ We push forward the meeting by an hour
早とちり [(3)はやとちり] [早とちりする] meaning: misunderstand rank: 3
☆ 彼は話を全部聞かずに勝手に早とちりした ⇨ He didn’t listen to the whole story and drew a wrong conclusion on his own (☛ Jump to a wrong conclusion)
► 名詞
早い物勝ち [はやいものがち] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ タダ券は早い者勝ちだ ⇨ Free tickets are on first-come-first-served basis
► 形容詞
早い [(2)はやい] meaning: early rank: 1
☆ 彼は朝早くから仕事をしている ⇨ He’s working from early morning
☆ 早く来過ぎた ⇨ I arrived too early
☆ 諦めるのは未だ早い ⇨ It is too early to give up
早い [(2)はやい] meaning: fast rank: 1
☆ 自分でやったほうが早い ⇨ It is quicker when you do it yourself
早い [(2)はやい] meaning: soon rank: 1
☆ 早めに手を打ったほうがいい ⇨ You’d better take care of it sooner than later