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絞
Esp. 絞る
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze
Esp. 搾る
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk
to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
to extort; to exploit
Often passive voice
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke
to drill into; to train
to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
to stop down (lens)
to turn down (e.g. radio)
to bend (bow); to draw
Sumo
to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
to strangle; to constrict
to squeeze out; to wring out
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
締め上げる only
to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to pursue relentlessly; to keep under strict control; to put the screws on
締め上げる only
to settle accounts
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone)
to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to draw (a bow) to the limit
to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to clasp
to strain (voice)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
shibori; tie-dye; tie-dyeing
Photography
aperture; aperture stop; stop
contraction; squeezing; choke
strangling (to death); strangulation
death by hanging; execution by hanging
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)