pressure; compression; pressing
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
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
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
denaturation; degeneration
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to collect; to assemble; to gather
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to squeeze out; to wring out
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
light blue; pale blue; aqua
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
excellent answer; clever answer
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
finish; finishing; finishing touches
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to mix; to blend; to combine
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on