to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
priority; order of precedence
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
right side; style of Japanese court music
possessed of a strong sense of duty
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
split; division; break up
each; (arch.) you (plural)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
here and there; everywhere
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
contradiction; inconsistency
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)