dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
fencing; art of wielding swords
one's own child; one's own children
military service; combat experience
old soldier; veteran; old hand
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
very much; very many; more and more
string made from twisted paper
winning ticket; lucky number
in the morning; during the morning
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
one's own army; one's own team
(committee) chairman; president
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)