empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
as many (people) as possible
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
as if nothing had happened
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
everywhere; all over; throughout
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to live; to reside; to inhabit
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
district; section; sector
being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
muddy water; red-light district
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert