たくさんの水が必要である。

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

a certain ...; some ...