Words — 34 found
きゅうす
灸を据える
1. to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to roastIdiomatic expression
2. to burn moxa on the skinorig. meaning
灸をすえる 【きゅうをすえる】
しぼ
絞る
1. to wring (towel, rag); to squeezeesp. 絞る
2. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milkesp. 搾る
3. to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
4. to extort; to exploit
5. to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebukeSee also 油を絞る, often passive voice
6. to drill into; to train
7. to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
8. to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
9. to stop down (lens)
10. to turn down (e.g. radio)
11. to bend (bow); to draw
12. to hold down; to constrict; to immobilizeSumo
搾る 【しぼる】
かの
掻き退ける
1. to push aside; to shove aside; to rake away (leaves)Usually written using kana alone
掻きのける 【かきのける】
1. raked gravel waves (in a rock garden)Architecture
は
ピンを撥ねる
1. to get a rakeoff; to get a kickback; to take a kickbackUsually written using kana alone
は
ピン撥ね
1. taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)Usually written using kana alone
ピンハネ
ピン撥ね: Rarely-used kanji form.