(your, his, her) daughter
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
having said that; be that as it may
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
arrogant; haughty; insolent
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
tall figure; high stature
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
elegant; graceful; refined
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
ruler's orders; master's orders
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing