already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
river; stream; River; the ... river
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
along the river; riverside
inundation; submersion; flood
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
platform; home; home base; home plate
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to overflow from something full
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into