(v5r,vt) to press
to wring
to squeeze
to narrow (down)
to whittle (down)
to tighten
(P)
(io) (v5r,vt) to draw bow to limit
to draw aside curt
(v5r,vt) to draw bow to limit
to draw aside curt
(exp) to squeeze the juice (from)
(v5r,vt) (1) to muster (one's strength)
(2) to strain (e.g. one's voice)
(exp,v5r) to narrow in (on)
to home in
to focus
to target
(exp) (1) to chew out
to reprimand severely
to rake over the coals
to give a sound scolding
to tell someone off
to scold
to rebuke
(2) to press oil
(exp) to wring a floorcloth
(exp) to rack one's brain
(exp) to close a bag tight by pulling the drawstring
(exp) to rack one's brains
(exp) to narrow an argument down