record; record-setting; record-breaking
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
water damage; flood disaster
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
detour; circuitous route; diversion
bank; weir; embankment; levee
quantity or volume of water
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to develop into a serious incident
mackintosh; macintosh; raincoat
investigation; research; looking something up
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
house; dwelling; human habitation