gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
fast-talking; rapid talking
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
not caring; not giving a damn
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread