heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
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)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
to name; to call; to christen; to term
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
good policy; wise policy; best plan
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
revival; restoration; resuscitation
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
both; both sides; both parties
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience