to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
upper reaches of a river; upstream
quantity or volume of water
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cannot be helped; unavoidable
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
being filled with; being full of; permeation
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to come and go; to go back and forth
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
finishing blow; coup de grâce
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
(wind or human-powered) warship
innumerable; countless; numberless
battle formation; military formation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat