This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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絞る

搾る
しぼる
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort; to exploit; to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke; to drill into; to train; to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down; to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring); to stop down (lens); to turn down (e.g. radio); to bend (bow); to draw; to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
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絞める

v1
vt
しめる
to strangle; to constrict
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絞首刑

こうしゅけい
death by hanging
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絞殺

こうさつ
strangulation; strangling
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絞り込む

搾り込む、しぼり込む、絞込む、搾込む
しぼりこむ
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
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振り絞る

振りしぼる、振絞る
ふりしぼる
to muster (one's strength); to strain (e.g. one's voice)
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お絞り

御絞り
おしぼり
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
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絞り取る

しぼりとる
to squeeze or wring out from
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絞り出す

搾り出す
しぼりだす
to squeeze out; to wring out
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絞り上げる

搾り上げる
v1
vt
しぼりあげる
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring; to strain one's voice; to scold