固め

かため

hardness, firmness

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)

卍固め

まんじがため

octopus hold (wrestling); grapevine stretch

足まめ

good walker; tireless walker

足止め

あしどめ

house arrest, confinement, keeping indoors, inducement to stay

締め固める

しめかためる

to compact

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)

足留め薬

あしどめぐすり

dye retarding agent; leveling agent

押し固める

おしかためる

to press together

差し固める

さしかためる

to close or shut tight, to warn sharply

嘘で固める

うそでかためる

to fabricate a web of lies