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固め かため

  1. fortifying; hardening
  2. pledge; vow
  3. defence; defense; guarding

固め かため

  1. fairly hard; on the hard side; somewhat firm; somewhat hard

固める かためる N1

  1. to freeze; to harden; to make (a fist); to solidify; to strengthen; to tramp down (snow, dirt)
  2. to collect; to consolidate; to gather; to put together
  3. to establish (evidence); to make secure; to settle down; to stabilize; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.)
  4. to fortify; to reinforce; to support
  5. to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.)
  6. to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise; to swear
  7. to fasten; to tie tightly
  8. to hold a bow fully drawn

固めの杯 かためのさかずき

  1. cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake

固め技 かためわざ

  1. grappling technique (e.g. judo)

嘘で固める うそでかためる

  1. to fabricate a web of lies; to lie all the time

押し固める おしかためる

  1. to press together

干し固める ほしかためる

  1. to dry until stiff

口固め くちがため

  1. verbal promise
  2. forbidding someone from telling others

歯固め はがため

  1. teether; teething ring; tooth hardening toy (for infants)
  2. New Year's feast; tooth hardening meal
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