to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
contract; compact; agreement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
of course; certainly; naturally
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on