letter; missive; note; mail
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
sovereign power; the reins of government
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
god of death; death deity; Death
about when; about what time; how soon
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
that's the way it is; such is life
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; season; period; phase; stage
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar