散らす
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Meanings
- to scatter, to cause a shower of
- to disperse, to distribute, to spread
- to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.), to relieve, to get rid of, to cure
- to distract, to divert
- to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently), to do ... all over the place
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A strong wind scattered the cherry blossom petals.
I put my smartphone in another room so as not to distract myself.
You can relieve the swelling of a bruise by cooling it.
The police were deployed to disperse the demonstrators.
She goes hiking every weekend to relieve her stress.
Related words
to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)
to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)
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to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
View detailstop and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)
View detailsto prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)
View detailsto peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
View detailsto step aside, to move (out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
View detailstime, years, days, (one's) life; the Moon and the Sun
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