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to wake up; to awake
to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to become conscious of; to realize
to come to one's senses
鳥のさえずりで朝早くに目醒めることが多い。
I often wake up early in the morning to the sound of birds singing.
彼は深い眠りから突然目醒めて周りを見回した。
He suddenly woke from a deep sleep and looked around.
長い昏睡状態から目醒めた患者が話し始めた。
The patient who woke from a long coma began to speak.