to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
directly opposite; right in front
prohibition; inhibition; ban
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
opposite; reverse; contrary
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
smoothly; easily; readily
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
pack of lies; complete fabrication
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
calamity; misfortune; disaster
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
holy shroud (i.e. the Shroud of Turin)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to have meaning; to be meaningful
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Japanese person; Japanese people
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
the ancients; ancient people
reading too much into (what ... says)
placing of body in coffin
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice