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
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
dehiscence; cleavage; fission
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
upper reaches of a river; upstream
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
stone embankment; stone levee
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
quantity or volume of water
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
confiscation of property (Edo period)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to escape from; to get out
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
boy; son; baby boy; young man
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to fall flat; to fall face down
to die by drowning; to drown
to get thin; to taper off
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)