approach path (aircraft, surgery); entrance ramp (highway); on-ramp; slip road
enemy castle; enemy fortress
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
sure punishment or reward
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
skilled manager; resourceful general
Griffith (Australia); Griffis; Griffiths
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
to rule; to govern; to administer
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
what time; (lit.) which hour
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to walk in on; to tread upon
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar