Vocab Info

N2 Noun, する-verb, な-adjective

始末(しまつ)management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up, getting rid of, economizing, economising, being thrifty, end result (usu. bad)

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    1. Noun, する-verb

      1. 1.

        management, dealing with, settlement, cleaning up, disposal

    2. Noun

      1. 2.

        course of events, circumstances, particulars

      2. 3.

        end result (usu. bad), outcome

    3. Noun, する-verb, な-adjective

      1. 4.

        economizing, economising, frugality, being thrifty

    All Forms

    始末 【しまつ】仕末 【しまつ】

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      息子(むすこ)のお使(つか)いの始末(しまつ)をそっと見守(みまも)る。

      I will quietly observe the outcome of the errand my son is running.

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      消防(しょうぼう)(だん)(いん):「()始末(しまつ)をしっかりしましょう。」

      Firefighter: 'Let's make sure to properly deal with the fire.'

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      注射(ちゅうしゃ)大嫌(だいきら)いな(むすめ)仕舞(しま)いには()()始末(しまつ)でした。

      My daughter, who hates injections, ended up crying in the end.

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      借金(しゃっきん)をしてでも、(みせ)始末(しまつ)して故郷(こきょう)(かえ)(こと)だけは()けるつもりだ。

      I plan to avoid settling the store and returning to my hometown, even if it means going into debt.

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      どんなに(たの)まれたってもう友人(ゆうじん)不倫(ふりん)のゴタゴタの始末(しまつ)をつけるつもりは()い。

      No matter how much I'm asked, I have no intention of cleaning up the mess of my friend's affair.

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