to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
more than usual; especially; particularly
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to take measures (against); to take steps
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
big catch (fishing); good haul
gathering edible wild plants
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
admiration; wonder; astonishment
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
cooking; food preparation
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure