Translation/Meaning of "at first only gradually but with increasing zeal" — Japanese-English & English-Japanese Translation Dictionary

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at first only gradually but with increasing zeal: ぼつぼつと、次第にかなり精力的に北杜夫著デニス・キーン訳『楡家の人びと』(The House of Nire ) p. 280