to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
flight; desertion; escape
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
seventh day of the month; seven days
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
together; mutually; fellow
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
simply; merely; only; solely
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view