to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
larger section (of village)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
... and eastward; east of
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
underground; subterranean
heavy damage; havoc; ravages
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
village headman; village mayor
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
letter (of alphabet); character; writing