Anonymous  +  147414 Thu, 13 Oct 05 09:06 AM ASAICHI Very casual Japanese word, literally 'Morning One' meaning 'first thing in the morning.' I wonder if there is any simpler expression in English than 'first thing in the morning.' Thank you. Anonymous

	Mike in Japan  +  147432 Thu, 13 Oct 05 10:35 AM There is no one word equivalent in English, however it is not uncommon to say 'first thing' or 'first up' or even simply 'first'. The most accurate is, as you know, first thing in the morning. 1)  "I'll send that information to you first thing tomorrow" 2)  "What are you doing on Thursday?" "Well, first (up), I'm going to study some Greek." Cheers, Mike Mike in Japan Joined on Tue, Aug 19 2003 Senior Member 4,371 I do like to be beside the seaside