to continue to rain or snow
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
fourth day of the month; four days
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
still; as yet; as it has been
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
water damage; flood disaster
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(not so) much; (not) very
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
other side; opposite side; other party
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
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.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
bank; weir; embankment; levee
quantity or volume of water