scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to be manageable; to be able to handle
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
no way to do; nothing can be done
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to repeat; to do something over again
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
moron; idiot; stupid person
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to find out; to discover; to locate
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
true character; true heart; true spirit
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright