flood bypass; floodway; discharge channel; diversion channel
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
marshland; wetland; swampland
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
(water-filled) paddy field
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
killing three birds with one stone
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
when it becomes; when it comes to
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
interruption; suspension; break
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
failure; mistake; blunder
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to construct an embankment
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
human pillar; human sacrifice
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
perfect; complete; flawless
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
national crisis; national disaster
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)