束ねる

verb (ichidan)たばねる · tabaneru

1. Englishto tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe

   • 彼は、まきを束ねた。He set up a bundle of firewood.

2. Englishto govern; to manage; to control; to administer

3. Englishto fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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