traveling expenses; travelling expenses
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
outside of; not covered by
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
gazing at (in wonderment)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)