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
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
repentance; confession; penitence
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
donation; contribution; endowment
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
how long; how far; how much
time; season; period; phase; stage
connection; link; relationship
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
go on!; right!; here goes!
heaven and earth; top and bottom
something or other; somehow
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
(social) position; status
tax exemption; duty exemption
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
money-making; earning money
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
written oath; covenant; pledge
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow