縄なわ目め

noun

knot; bonds; fetters

Refers to a knot in a rope, or metaphorically to bonds or fetters that restrain someone.

• 縄なわ目めが固かたくてほどけない。

  The knot is tight and won't come undone.

• 彼かれは縄なわ目めを解といて逃にげ出だした。

  He untied the bonds and escaped.

noun

arrest

Metaphorical use: being caught or arrested, as if bound by ropes. Often used in literary or dramatic contexts.

• 犯はん人にんはついに縄なわ目めにかかった。

  The criminal was finally arrested.

noun

rope impressions

Archaeological term for the cord-marked patterns on ancient pottery, especially Jōmon ware.

• この土ど器きには縄なわ目めがはっきり残のこっている。

  This pottery clearly shows rope impressions.