to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
all you want; as much as one wants
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
time; season; period; phase; stage
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to say; to tell; to state; to do
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away