taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
manuscript; version; draft
news of someone's death; obituary
condolence; regret; tribute; sorrow; sympathy; lament
final farewell (in this life)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
waste meat; meat scraps; offal
to accept (something) with thanks
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
arrow (for use in battle)
summer festival; summer matsuri
triumphant general; general returning in triumph
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
will (esp. of shogun); decree; emperor's wishes
in accordance with; subordinate to
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
imperial seal; privy seal
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on); stamping
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
excursion; outing; picnic