purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
many communities (villages); cluster of plants
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
rotten smell; putrid odor
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
toxin; poisonous substance
cancer causing; carcinogenesis
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
as usual; as is one's habit
water filtration plant; water purification plant
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
emotional strength; force of will
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by