to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
France; French (language)
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige