手早い

てばやい

nimble, quick, agile

手の早い

てのはやい

fast working

耳が早い

みみがはやい

being quick-eared, having sharp ears, being first to know about something

気が早い

きがはやい

short-tempered, quick-tempered, hasty

足が早い

あしがはやい

to be fast at walking and running

が早いか

がはやいか

no sooner... than..., hardly... when..., as soon as

朝が早い

あさがはやい

waking up early; getting up early; early rising

早い話が

はやいはなしが

in short, in a nutshell, in a word, to cut a long story short

話が早い

はなしがはやい

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

早手回し

はやてまわし

early preparations

手っ取り早い

てっとりばやい

quick, prompt, without delay

早い

はやい

fast, quick, hasty, brisk

悟りが早い

さとりがはやい

being quick to understand

時期が早い

じきがはやい

before scheduled, earlier than expected

沸きが早い

わきがはやい

quick to warm up (e.g. of a kettle)

手練の早業

しゅれんのはやわざ

dexterous feat, speed and precision of a trained hand

手がない

てがない

not having enough workers, being understaffed, being undermanned

手が悪い

てがわるい

being dealt a bad hand (in mahjong, card games, etc.)

早上がり

はやあがり

finishing early (e.g. work, a game)