important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
acceleration; speeding up
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cease; to stop; to be over
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
many; much; plenty; hardly
putting into operation; invocation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention