ハグ

(See 抱き締める) hug (noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru)

握り締める;握り緊める;握りしめる [にぎりしめる]

to grasp tightly (Ichidan verb, transitive verb)

引き締める;引締める [ひきしめる]

to tighten/to stiffen/to brace/to strain (Ichidan verb, transitive verb)

家計を締める [かけいをしめる]

to economize in the household/to economise in the household (Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb)

噛み締める;噛締める;かみ締める;噛しめる [かみしめる]

(Ichidan verb, transitive verb)

(1) to chew thoroughly

(2) to reflect upon/to digest

気を引き締める [きをひきしめる]

to brace oneself/to focus one's energies/to focus one's mind (Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb)

帯を締める [おびをしめる]

do up a sash (Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb)

締める;〆る;緊める [しめる]

(Ichidan verb, transitive verb)

(1) (締める only) to tie/to fasten

(2) (締める, 〆る only) to total/to sum

(3) (締める, 緊める only) to be strict with

(4) (締める only) to economize (economise)/to cut down on

(5) to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt

踏み締める;踏みしめる [ふみしめる]

to step firmly/to harden by treading (Ichidan verb, transitive verb)

抱きしめる;抱き締める;抱締める [だきしめる]

to hug someone close/to hold someone tight/to embrace closely (Ichidan verb, transitive verb)