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
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
in succession; one after another
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
intuition; instinct; hunch
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
solitary island; isolated island
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
psychometry (in parapsychology)
to score points with (a person)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
absence; disregard; indifference