rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
round shape; circle; circular form
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
big snake; (large) serpent
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
fast-talking; rapid talking
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
great laughter; burst of laughter
disaster-level (heat, rainfall, etc.); extreme; severe
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle