face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
local downpour; severe rain fall
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
river; stream; River; the ... river
house; dwelling; human habitation
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
inundation above floor level
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
the good old days; halcyon days
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
residing; living; dwelling
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
to raise one's voice; to shout
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
little person (in folklore and fantasy, e.g. fairy, elf, gnome); little people; dwarf; little person (i.e. a person with dwarfism); dwarf; midget
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
expectation; anticipation; forecast
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
inundation; submersion; flood