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しめひもめ紐めひもNounUsually kana
1

adjustable strap; bracer; lacing

めてめてAdverb
1

in all; all told

つなしめNoun
1

Sumo

putting on the tsuna

太鼓め太鼓めだいこNoun
1

small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes

ずしめみずじめNoun~の Adj.
1

water-binding; compaction by watering; hydraulic filling; hydraulic tilling

じめNoun~の Adj.
1

killing one's catch on the spot (e.g. a bird)

2

killing a fish immediately to preserve its freshness

め焼きめやきNoun
1

bisque firing

2

bisque (pottery)

かんじめNoun
1

exposing greenhouse-grown fruit and vegetables to cold before harvesting

絞め殺すめ殺すしめ殺す絞殺すめころTransitiveGodan verbFreq #27693
1

to strangle to death

め切る閉め切る〆切る閉切る切るめきTransitiveGodan verbFreq #29664
1

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors)

Examples
ラスト・オーダーは締め切らせていただきました。
Last call!
2

Usu. 締め切る

to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

取りまりりしまりNounFreq #30880
1

control; management; supervision

Examples
警察は違法駐車の取り締まりを始めた。
The police began a crackdown on illegal parking.
め出す閉め出すめだすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #32012
1

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

Examples
彼はクラブから締め出しを食っている。
He has been barred from the club.
とっちめる取っちめるTransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #34400
1

Colloquial

to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold

胸をめ付ける胸をめつけるむねをしめつけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #34753
1

to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart

めくくりめ括りめくくりNounFreq #36754
1

conclusion; end; finish; settlement; summary; summing up; rounding off

2

supervision; management; control

め直すめなおTransitiveGodan verbFreq #39005
1

to retighten

自分の首を絞めるじぶんのくびをしめる自分の首をめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #41903
1

Idiomatic expression

to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself

Examples
人間楽ばかりしてるとダメになる。たまには、自分で自分の首をしめるくらい窮地に追い込むのもありだと思う。
Comfort can spoil you. Once in a while, it can do you good to corner yourself.
身が引きまる身が引まるみがひきしまるExpressionFreq #48640
1

Godan verb

to become tense; to become serious; to become sober

2

Noun or verb acting prenominally

sobering; bracing

まりのないまりの無いりのないりの無いしまりのない~い Adj.ExpressionFreq #48745
1

slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

気持ちを引きめる気持を引きめるきもちをひきしめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #51718
1

to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

代表取いひょうとりしまりやくNounFreq #55721
1

representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

Examples
代表取締役は取締役の職務の執行を監督するものだ。
The Representative Director supervises Directors' performance of duties.
まらないまらない~い Adj.ExpressionUsually kanaFreq #56043
1

loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized

役会りしまりやくかいNounFreq #58807
1

board of directors

Examples
取締役会は業務執行に関する意思決定を目的としたものだ。
The Board of Directors aim is to make decisions regarding business affairs of the company.
2

board of directors' meeting

真綿で首を絞める真綿で首をめるまわたでくびをしめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #69464
1

Idiomatic expression

to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; to strangle with floss silk

Examples
真綿で首を絞めるような言い方をしないで、お願いだから、もっとはっきり言ってくれない。
Stop trying to make us follow all these subtle clues. I wish you would say what you want to say more clearly.