箍たが

noun

hoop; metal band

A metal or bamboo hoop used to bind the staves of a barrel, bucket, or similar container. Also used in figurative expressions about restraint.

• 古ふるい桶おけの箍たがが外はずれてしまった。

  The hoop on the old bucket came off.

• 箍たがを締しめて、桶おけを修しゅう理りした。

  I tightened the hoop and repaired the bucket.

noun

discipline; self-control; solidarity

Figurative use, often in set phrases like 箍が外れる (to lose self-control) or 箍を締める (to tighten discipline). Describes the mental or social 'hoop' that keeps behavior in check.

• 酒さけを飲のむと箍たがが外はずれて、何なにを言いうかわからない。

  When I drink, my self-control slips and I don't know what I might say.

• チームの箍たがを締しめるために、厳きびしい練れん習しゅうを始はじめた。

  To tighten the team's discipline, we started rigorous training.