able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
ring; band; ring; circum-
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
ambush; interception; counter-attack
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
under the orders of; by order (command)
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
illegitimate child; secret love child
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
right of succession; right to the throne
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
abuse; misuse; perversion
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
directivity; directionality; intentionality
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
interference; intervention; meddling
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
Japanese (people, language, style)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
opinion; intention; thought
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
on the occasion of; at the time of
unfortunately; regrettably
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts