to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
standing tree; standing timber
first sign of the Chinese calendar
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to dye; to colour; to color
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
very loose; slowly; leisurely
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing