Vocab Info

N2 Noun, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb

      1.

      management, dealing with, settlement, cleaning up, disposal

    2. Noun

      2.

      course of events, circumstances, particulars

    3. Noun

      3.

      end result (usu. bad), outcome

    4. Noun, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      4.

      economizing, economising, frugality, being thrifty

    All Forms

    始末 【しまつ】仕末 【しまつ】

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    Examples

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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 watch over the settlement of the errand my son is running. {management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up, getting rid of, economizing, economising, being thrifty, end result (usu. bad)}

      • N2

      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 put out the fire.' {management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up, getting rid of, economizing, economising, being thrifty, end result (usu. bad)}

      • N2

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

      • N2

      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。

      Even if I have to go into debt, I intend to avoid bringing an end to the shop and returning to my hometown at all costs. {management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up, getting rid of, economizing, economising, being thrifty, end result (usu. bad)}

      • N2

      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 sorting out the mess of my friend's affair. {management, dealing, settlement, cleaning up, getting rid of, economizing, economising, being thrifty, end result (usu. bad)}

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