overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to rain incessantly; to downpour
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to squash; to crush; to flatten
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to creep about; to crawl around
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
in comparison to; rather than
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row