繋

Agriculture

tethered grazing

to tie; to fasten; to hitch

to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

blood relationship

Usu. as 血が繋がっている

to be related (by blood)

Noun or verb acting prenominally

related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood

to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

to survive; to continue living; to escape death

to ration out and survive on (some food)

to eke out a living

joint; link; knot; tie-together point

Colloquial

holding hands with fingers interlocked

to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death

maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); making oneself seen

introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)

Often as 数珠繋ぎになる

linking together; tying in a row

to keep up acquaintance

to be related to someone by blood

overalls; boiler suit

to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure

bridge loan; relief or emergency loan

Finance

hedging; hedge selling

filler word; filler phrase

emergency fund

tethered breeding (livestock); confined stock raising

Law

pendency; pending litigation; pendente lite

anchorage; moorage