ついこの間まで、６年にわたって私は早起きをしてきました。

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)

the other day; lately; recently; during this period; meanwhile; in the meantime

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

six

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

early rising

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to