scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
contemplation; meditation
height (of a person); stature
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
eight (long cylindrical things)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
fierce attack; furious attack
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
offense and defense; offence and defence
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
cracks or fissures in the ground