once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
high and low; rise and fall
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(navigable) canal; waterway
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
source of river; fountainhead
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
diversion; putting something to another use
now that you say that; now that you mention it
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to surge; to well up; to gush out
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
both hands; both arms; ten
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to push aside; to brush aside
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive