to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
dull sound; muffled sound
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to run down (stairs, etc.)
running as fast as one can
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
and (also); both ... and; as well as
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
right side; right-hand side
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)