taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to face on; to look out on to
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
bet; wager; stake; gamble
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
imagination; supposition; guess
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
second day of the month; two days
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
unexpectedly; surprisingly
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
political situation; political affairs
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to play a central role; to take a leading part
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
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 shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
priest soldier; warrior monk
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of