river management; river improvement; flood control
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
allocation; appropriation
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
representative; exemplary; model
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
site; point on a map; spot
Dragon King; promoted rook
to construct an embankment
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
riparian works; flood-control works
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
talk; recital; narration; topic
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)