to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
quantity or volume of water
increase and decrease; fluctuation
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
surface of the earth; ground surface
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
flood; freshet; inundation
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
course; route; path; process; stages
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
near; close by; within reach; familiar
fireball; bolide; fireball
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to get strong; to gain strength
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
countermeasure; counter-measure