water shortage; shortage of water supply
source of river; fountainhead
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
big goof; serious mistake
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to speak; to hear a voice
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
extreme brutality; atrocity; heinousness; heinous nature
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
several shots; several blows
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to tighten; to press hard
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
to appease; to suppress; to calm
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
jumping ability; jumping power
to be transparent; to show through
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare