to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
pronunciation; production of sound
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to shout (in anger); to yell
nine parts; nine percent; almost
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings