すます – Vocabulary details

すます

Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)

1. to clear; to make clear

2. to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference

3. to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs

4. to strain (one's ears); to listen carefully

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

to observe carefully; to make sure

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

私わたしはこの本ほんなしではすますことができない。

I cannot do without this book.

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