to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind
to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written
to forget to write; to leave out
作家が未完の手記を書き残した。
The writer left behind an unfinished memoir.
彼は旅先の出来事を丁寧な文章で書き残している。
He is leaving behind careful written accounts of events on his travels.
経験を書き残すことで知識が受け継がれる。
Knowledge is passed on by leaving behind written records of experience.