to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to push away; to push aside; to shove
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
ambiguity (of a word); polysemy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
youthful; young; young-looking
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
finish; completion; the end