new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
marshland; wetland; swampland
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
inundation; submersion; flood
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
particularly; only; in the case of
flood; freshet; inundation
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
water damage; flood disaster
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
quality (of a product or a service)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
long spell of rainy weather
crop conditions; quality (of art)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
good performance; good work; great success
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
surroundings; circumference
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration