to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
dispersal; scattering; discrete
survival; survivor; relic
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
solemn; grave; impressive
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
original author (of a work)
profundity; extensive (knowledge)
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
deductive reasoning; deduction
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
deep gratitude; overwhelming joy; great happiness
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
arm; skill; efforts; ability
mediocre ability; person of ordinary skills; uninteresting (trivial, worthless) move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
going alone; doing by oneself