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

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    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 observe the outcome of the errand my son is running.

      • 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 deal with the fire.'

      • 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.

      • 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。

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

      • 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 cleaning up the mess of my friend's affair.

      • N2
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