固め

かため

hardness, firmness

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

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

歯止め

はどめ

brake, skid, pawl

締め固める

しめかためる

to compact

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)

守備固め

しゅびがため

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

練り固める

ねりかためる

to harden by kneading

干し固める

ほしかためる

to dry until stiff

地固め療法

じがためりょーほー

Consolidation Chemotherapy

差し固める

さしかためる

to close or shut tight, to warn sharply

身を固める

みをかためる

to settle down, to get a steady job, to marry and raise a family