活 き締 め ikijime
1. draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh
2. fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport)
3. killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
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1. Live-killed; Freshly killed
1. Is not live-killed.; Is not fresh-killed.
1. Probably still alive.; Probably freshly killed.
1. Was not live-killed.; Was not fresh-killed.
1. Wasn't alive-killed.; Wasn't fresh-killed.
1. Probably still alive.; Probably freshly killed.
1. Was not live-killed.; Was not fresh-killed.
1. If/when alive-killed/tightly-bound.; If it were alive-killed/tightly-bound.
1. If alive-killed; If fresh-killed
1. If/when alive-blanched/freshly killed