かため
Meanings
Verb (1-dan)
1. 固くする、固化させる。
2. ばらばらであったものをまとめて一つにする。
3. 不確実であったものを、確実とする。
Pitch accent
ためる
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Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
to make up one's mind (to do something); to resolve firmly (to do something)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
to fabricate a web of lies
Examples (6 in total)
Tighten the defences! They're coming!
The foundation is bedded in concrete.
He steeled himself against possible failure.
He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.
The government is determined to put an end to terrorism.
They are binding the gravel with cement to repair the road.