to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
on the occasion of; at the time of
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
loyal retainer; loyal subject
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be opposite; to face each other
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
(social) position; status
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
commander; commanding officer; CO
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on