dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
in terms of; from the point of view of
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
offering a full report to a superior
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
hairline; borders of the hair
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to split; to be split; to splinter
what do you want?; can I help you?
recreation; diversion; relaxation
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
old friend; familiar face
becoming worn or soiled with handling; being old-fashioned
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
educated; learned; schooled
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently