#3,419
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to wring (towel, rag); to squeezeesp. 絞る
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to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milkesp. 搾る
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to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
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to extort; to exploit
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to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebukeoften passive voiceSee also: 油を絞る (あぶらをしぼる)
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to drill into; to train
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to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
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to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
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to stop down (lens)
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to turn down (e.g. radio)
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to bend (bow); to draw
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sumoto hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
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