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to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert

guard; watchmen

to make a firm resolution

violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against

Proverb

adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; the ground hardens after it rains

stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man

fist

having one's guard up; not showing weak points

Esp. ガードが堅い

(of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish

to press together

(penalty of) imprisonment

standing firmly against

imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement

firm opposition

firmly determined

hard-baked; hard

ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork

laying foundations

to harden earth into a mass

stubborn; obstinate; adamant; immovable

gathering evidence; collecting evidence

to lie all the time; to fabricate a web of lies

chunk of meat (e.g. for grilling); joint of meat

solidly built person