gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to let out a cry; to break forth
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
summer vacation; summer holiday
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
indescribable; having no way to express
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
honor; honour; credit; prestige
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
rather; sooner; preferably
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to accompany; to go with; to go together
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to chase; to run after; to pursue
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why