疎

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged

Usu. as 〜に疎い

knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of); unfamiliar (with); unacquainted (with)

Usu. in the passive

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding

disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

(mutual) understanding; communication

passing without obstruction

feeling of alienation

alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding; giving the cold shoulder

sparse

distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated

evacuation (to the country)

spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal

empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless

underpopulation; low population density; depopulation

depopulation; decrease in population

coarse; crude; rough

sparse woods

underpopulated area; lightly-populated area

alienation

Common noun

canal; drainage

疎水 only; Noun or verb acting prenominally

hydrophobic

carelessness; negligence; oversight

degree of intimacy

Slang; Computing

to lose population (e.g. of active forum members, etc.)

rough; careless; reckless; slovenly