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
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
use; utilization; utilisation; application
invisibly; secretly; privately
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
crude; inferior grade; sly; clever; disgusting; repulsive
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
skill; dexterity; master hand
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
pitching ability; counter for pitches
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
street at night; making a night journey
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to throw up; to vomit; to spew