to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
military service; conscription
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
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 dye; to colour; to color
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to flare up; to burst into flames
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)