beginning; outset; first; onset
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
door; gate; opening; title page
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to give directions; to issue instructions
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to shout (in anger); to yell
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to harm; to cause harm to
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to shake; to sway; to waver
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to stiffen; to become stiff
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award