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固めるかためるCommon wordN2Verbsharden; solidify; compact; make a fist · put together; gather; consolidate · make secure; stabilize; settle down; establish · fortify; reinforce; surround with support · dress oneself in; equip oneself with · make a solemn vow; swear firmly · tie tightly; fasten firmly · hold a bow fully drawn
二世の固めにせのかためNounsmarriage vows; pledge of eternal love
卍固めまんじがためNounsoctopus hold
口固めくちがためNounsverbal promise; pledge · forbidding someone from telling others; swearing to secrecy
サソリ固めさそりがためNounssharpshooter; scorpion hold; scorpion deathlock
固め技かためわざNounsgrappling technique; hold-down technique
固めの杯かためのさかずきNounssake cup for sealing a bond; nuptial sake cup
地固めじがためNounsground leveling; groundwork · laying foundations
基礎固めきそがためNounsgroundwork; solidifying the fundamentals; training of the basics
４の字固めよんのじがためNounsfigure-four leg lock
守備固めしゅびがためNounsdefensive replacement; late-inning defensive substitution
横四方固めよこしほうがためNounsyoko-shiho-gatame; side four-quarter hold
歯固めはがためNounsteething toy; teether; teething ring · tooth hardening meal; New Year's feast
票固めひょうがためNounssecuring votes; vote consolidation
縦四方固めたてしほうがためNounstate-shiho-gatame; vertical four-quarter hold
袈裟固めけさがためNounsscarf hold
証拠固めしょうこがためNounsgathering evidence; collecting evidence
足固めあしがためNounsgroundwork; preparation; laying the foundation · leg strengthening; walking practice; footwork training · leg hold; leg lock · underfloor beam; floor joist connector
身固めみがためNounsOnmyōdō body-strengthening spell
逆エビ固めぎゃくえびがためNounsBoston crab