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Examples:

閉ざす とざす

  1. to close; to fasten; to lock; to shut
  2. to block (a street, entrance, etc.)
  3. to cover (e.g. in darkness); to cut off; to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off
  4. to bury (e.g. in grief); to consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness)

殻を閉ざす からをとざす

  1. to close up like an oyster; to retire into one's shell

門戸を閉ざす もんこをとざす

  1. to close the door (to); to exclude; to shut the door (to)

口を閉ざす くちをとざす

  1. to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
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