しめる – Vocabulary details

しめる

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to occupy; to hold

2. to account for; to make up; to take up

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to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more

to buy up

to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more

彼かれは会かい社しゃで重じゅう要ような地ち位いをしめている。

He occupies a prominent position in the firm.

本ほんが彼かれの部へ屋やの大だい部ぶ分ぶんをしめている。

Books occupy most of his room.

時ときには読どく書しょが彼かれの時じ間かんの半はん分ぶんをしめた。

Sometimes reading took up half his time.

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