to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
rise and fall; ups and downs
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
association; society; organization; organisation
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
unique; individual; original; unusual
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)