固める

Meaning

1. v1vt
   to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt)
2. v1vt
   to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
3. v1vt
   to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence)
4. v1vt
   to fortify; to reinforce; to support
5. v1vt
   to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.)
6. v1vt
   to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise
7. v1vt
   to tie tightly; to fasten
8. v1vt
   to hold a bow fully drawn

Example sentences

• それで雪を踏み固めてブロックを作り、それを積むような方法が適しているんですね。

  And so the method that works is treading down the snow to harden it, making blocks and piling them up.

• 彼は臍を固めて一世一代の大事業に乗り出した。

  He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.

• 政府が今国会への改正案提出の見送り方針を固めたことを歓迎する一方、小泉首相が提出断念を明言していない点を警戒する声も上がった。

  While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.