to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
particularly; only; in the case of
to have meaning; to be meaningful
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
with these words; while saying
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
leisure; leisure time; spare time
killing time; staving off boredom
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to be born; to come into the world
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
long time; long interval; for quite some time
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful