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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
風が桜の花びらを空に散らしていった。
The wind scattered the flower petals.
警察が群衆を散らした。
The police dispersed the crowd.
強い風が桜の花びらを散らした。
A strong wind scattered the cherry blossom petals.