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束ねる たばねる N1

  1. to bundle; to sheathe; to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters)
  2. to administer; to control; to govern; to manage
  3. to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

手を束ねる てをつかねる

  1. to fold one's arms
  2. to look on with folded arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by
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