地固めground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
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足固めgroundwork; preparation; walking practice; strengthening one's legs; leg hold (wrestling, judo, etc.); wooden beam that joins underfloor pillars
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口固めverbal promise; forbidding someone from telling others
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歯固めtooth hardening toy (for infants); teether; teething ring; tooth hardening meal; New Year's feast
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守備固めmaking replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game
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横四方固めyoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)
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縦四方固めtate-shiho-gatame (judo); vertical four-quarter hold
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証拠固めgathering evidence; collecting evidence
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固め技grappling technique (e.g. judo)
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身固めOnmyōdō spell for strengthening one's body
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