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
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
pointing out; identification
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
relatively; comparatively
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
decision; settlement; definition
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
courteous; decorous; polite
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)