shiku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out

Transitive
わたくしは、ポーチに木製もくせいのデッキパネルを購入こうにゅうしたいとおもいます。
watashiwapo ochini shiku mokusēno dekkipaneruo kōnyū shitaito omoimasu
I would like to purchase a wooden deck panel that can be laid on the porch.
Godan Verb (ku)

2. to lay down (e.g. a cushion)

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

3. to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

4. to pin down; to hold down

Transitive
Related to 尻に敷く
禁酒きんしゅほうのしかれていた時代じだい、酒類しゅるいみつ輸入ゆにゅうあくどい商売しょうばいうでずくで自分じぶん支配しはいにおくために、てきたちは、おたがいにころしあっていた。
kinshuhōno shikarete ita jidaini shuruimitsuyunyūno akudoi shōbaio udezukude jibunno shihaikani oku tameni tekiyatachiwa otagaini koroshiatte ita.
During prohibition days, racketeers used to rub each other out to get control of the rum-running racket.
Godan Verb (ku)

5. to lay (e.g. railway tracks)

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

6. to deploy (e.g. troops)

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

7. to spread (e.g. snow); to be propagated

Intransitive
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