understanding; comprehension
virile; tough; masculine; intense
Griffith (Australia); Griffis; Griffiths
Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis
to smash; to break into pieces
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
(brute) force; using all one's might
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
to rule; to govern; to administer
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to gain fame; to make one's name
military strength; military personnel
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
cash bonus; reward; bounty
great numbers; numerical superiority
to be talented; to be able
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
person of doubtful origin
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
done; just done; just finished
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
personal combat; one-to-one fight
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture