scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
originally; by nature; from the start
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
old friend; familiar face
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
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
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to express in a roundabout way
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette