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締め しめ

  1. binding; fastening; tightening; tying up
  2. sum; total
  3. conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; finish; rounding off
  4. final meal after a drinking party
  5. dish made after eating a hot pot by adding rice or noodles to the leftover broth
  6. closing; cut-off; deadline
  7. choking technique (in judo); stranglehold
  8. closure mark
  9. counter for bundles (of wood, cotton, etc.)
  10. counter for reams of 2000 sheets of Japanese writing paper

締める しめる N5

  1. to fasten; to tie; to tighten
  2. to put on; to wear (necktie, belt)
  3. to sum; to total
  4. to be strict with
  5. to cut down on; to economise; to economize
  6. to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt; to marinate; to pickle; to salt
  7. to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
  8. to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to strongly press (someone)

締め切り しめきり N2

  1. closing; cut-off; deadline
  2. closing (a door, window, etc.)
  3. cofferdam

締め切る しめきる N2

  1. to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors)
  2. to close off (e.g. subscription list); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired)

締め付け しめつけ

  1. clamping; fastening; pressure; tightening

締め出す しめだす

  1. to bar; to exclude; to lock out; to shut out

締めくくり しめくくり

  1. conclusion; end; finish; rounding off; settlement; summary; summing up
  2. control; management; supervision

締めくくりをつける しめくくりをつける

  1. to bring to a conclusion; to bring to a finish; to complete; to finish (off)

締めくくる しめくくる

  1. to bring to a finish
  2. to bind firmly
  3. to superintend

締めて しめて

  1. all told; in all
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