引き締まる

ひきしまる

to become tense, to be tightened

引き締め

ひきしめ

tightening

引き締める

ひきしめる

to tighten, to stiffen, to brace, to strain

身が引き締まる

みがひきしまる

to become tense; to become serious; to become sober

金融引き締め

きんゆうひきしめ

monetary tightening, credit squeeze, credit crunch

締まった体格

しまったたいかく

firm build, well-knit frame

気を引き締める

きをひきしめる

to brace oneself, to focus one's energies, to focus one's mind

首っ引き

くびっぴき

making constant reference to

退っ引き

のっぴき

escape, withdrawal

岡っ引き

おかっぴき

hired thief taker (Edo period), private secret policeman, private detective

金融引締め

きんゆーひきしめ

economic restraint

締まり

しまり

closing, shutting

引き

ひき びき

-off (price reduction)

引っ

ひっ

goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis

気持ちを引き締める

きもちをひきしめる

to pull oneself together, to focus one's mind, to brace oneself, to gird up one's loins

引っかき傷

ひっかききず

scratch, scratch mark

目引き袖引き

めひきそでひき めびきそでびき

catching someone's attention by winking and tugging at their sleeve

焼き締め

やきしめ

yakishime chinaware; high-fired unglazed ceramics

活き締め

いきじめ いきしめ

draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh