mask; disguise; guise; mask
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
command; lead; generalship; leadership
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
ordinary citizen; the general public
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to give directions; to issue instructions
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
home area; home town; local
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to step forward; to volunteer
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to write down; to record; to register
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness