- tozasu to shut, to close, to fasten, to lock; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.), to shut off, to cut off, to cover (e.g. in darkness); to consume (with negative feelings), to fill (e.g. with sadness), to bury (e.g. in grief)
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