to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
rare; uncommon; not often seen
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
offender; criminal; culprit
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sincere; earnest; serious
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to face; to go towards; to head towards
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to turn against; to become an enemy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to overdo; to do too much
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)