loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
river; stream; River; the ... river
house; dwelling; human habitation
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
inundation above floor level
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
residing; living; dwelling
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
to raise one's voice; to shout
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy
inundation; submersion; flood
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to be in danger of; to be liable to
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos