foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
inland districts; inland areas
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
water shortage; shortage of water supply
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
all parts; various parts; every department
capillary vessel; capillary
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
leader; central personage
exemplary farmer; outstanding farmer
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
senior high school; high school
starting (construction) work
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
first (of its kind) in Japan
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period