- (v5s,vt) (1) to scatter; to cause a shower of; (2) to disperse; to distribute; to spread; (3) to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve; to get rid of; to cure; (4) (as 気を散らす, etc.) (See 気を散らす) to distract; to divert; (suf,v5s) (5) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently); to do ... all over the place; (P)[edict]