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Meanings
- to tie, to fasten, to tighten
- to wear (necktie, belt), to put on
- to total, to sum
- to be strict with
- to economize, to economise, to cut down on
- to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt
- to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
- to strongly press (someone), to crack down on, to keep under strict control
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I tie a necktie.
Please close the door.
I didn't fasten my belt.
When I totaled it up, it came to 5,000 yen.
My father goes to work every morning after putting on his necktie.
Related words
corner, edge; (street) corner, turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
person, someone, somebody; human beings, mankind, man, people, humans; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people, others; character, personality, nature; capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person; adult, grown-up; I, me, one
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
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corner, edge; (street) corner, turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
View detailsperson, someone, somebody; human beings, mankind, man, people, humans; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people, others; character, personality, nature; capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person; adult, grown-up; I, me, one
View detailsto play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
View detailsto enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive; to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into; to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated; to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed; to be received, to be obtained; to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes); to turn on, to start functioning, to start working; to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin; to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop; to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength); to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made; to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk
View details(place) near by, (place) close by, (place) right next to, the side (of something), beside, vicinity, proximity, neighbourhood (neighborhood); as soon as, right after
View detailsstore, shop, establishment, restaurant
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