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引き締める[ひきしめる] (hikishimeru)

brace oneself; tighten

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Meaning

引き締める (ひきしめる, hikishimeru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “brace oneself; tighten”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

気持きもちを引き締ひきしめて作業さぎょうに取り掛とりかかろう

Let's pull ourselves together and get to work.

ウィッチヘーゼルは、乾燥かんそうさせずに毛穴けあなを引き締ひきしめます。

Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.

勝手に動かないように制御する意味で、馬の革紐を引き締めるように書く。

Just like controlling a horse to prevent it from moving on its own, move the brush as if pulling the leather strip.

突出部11aとケーソン1間をターンバックル形式の金物12で引き締める。

The projecting part 11a and the caisson 1 are tightened close to each other by turn-buckle type hardware 12.

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