capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
declaration; proclamation; announcement
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
bright sunshine; broad daylight
personal grudge; personal enmity
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
outer space; void of space
core (of planets, stars, galaxies, etc.); nucleus (of comets, galaxies, etc.)
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
long talk; long-winded speech
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to perceive; to understand
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
less than ...; smaller ...
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
devoted; self-sacrificing
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed