固め

かため

hardness, firmness

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

締め固める

しめかためる

to compact

攻め口

せめくち せめぐち

method of attack, place of attack

勤め口

つとめぐち

position, place of employment

口止め

くちどめ

forbidding to speak, muzzling (a person), bribing into secrecy

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

固めの杯

かためのさかずき

cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc., nuptial cup of sake

袈裟固め

けさがため

scarf hold (in judo)

口締め（口絞り）

くちしめ（くちしぼり）

closing in

口止め料

くちどめりょう

hush money

押し固める

おしかためる

to press together