together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
hardships; privations; difficulties
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
natural disaster; cataclysm
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to bring; to take; to bring about
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
dozens; scores of; decades
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
inner-city area; city center
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
water system; river system; drainage system
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
distinction; differentiation; classification
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
most part; greater part; majority