gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off
parting; separation; farewell
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
speaking tube; voice pipe
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
on the sea; surface of the sea
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to pass (of time); to elapse
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst