固め

かため

hardness, firmness

二世の固め

にせのかため

marriage vows

４の字固め

よんのじがため

figure-four (pro wrestling move); figure-four leg lock

固める

かためる

to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt)

固め技

grappling technique (e.g. judo)

口固め

くちがため

verbal promise

歯固め

はがため はかため

tooth hardening toy (for infants), teether, teething ring

足固め

あしがため

judo leg hold

身固め

Onmyōdō spell for strengthening one's body

地固め

じがため

ground leveling, ground levelling, groundwork, laying foundations

卍固め

まんじがため

octopus hold (wrestling); grapevine stretch

杯

さかずき さかづき うき はい はた

sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages

締め固める

しめかためる

to compact

一杯一杯

いっぱいいっぱい

one cup after another, cup by cup

証拠固め

しょうこがため

gathering evidence, collecting evidence

袈裟固め

けさがため

scarf hold (in judo)

守備固め

しゅびがため

making replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game

苦杯をなめる

くはいをなめる

to drink a bitter cup; to have a bitter experience; to suffer a defeat

一杯

いっぱい

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.), drink (usu. alcoholic)