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

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

固める

かためる

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

身固め

Onmyōdō spell for strengthening one's body

地固め

じがため

ground leveling, ground levelling, groundwork, laying foundations

固め技

grappling technique (e.g. judo)

足固め

あしがため

judo leg hold

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

守備固め

しゅびがため

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

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)

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

木杯

もくはい

wooden cup