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水
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being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding
Examples
洪水で何百という畑が冠水した。
Hundreds of fields were submerged in the flood.
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hell and high water
Examples
たとえ火の中水の中あなたにならば、どこまでもついていきます。
I'll follow you, come hell or high water.
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Idiomatic expression
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
Examples
私は清水の舞台から飛び降りる気持ちで南米に渡ります。
I am going to take a big chance by migrating to South America.
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amount of precipitation; precipitation
Examples
今夏の降水量は普通でなかった。
This summer we had an unusual amount of rain.
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Proverb
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray
Examples
諺に、覆水盆に返らずと言う。
The proverb says that what is done cannot be undone.
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As in 'spend money like water'
like water; like it grows on trees