burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
quantity or volume of water
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
main force; chief object; mainline
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to rank with; to rank among
ingenuity; resourcefulness
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to take command; to give direction
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
site; point on a map; spot
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
successive generations; successive emperors
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors