重石
おもし
Noun
1.
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers)
abbreviation
2.
weight (as used in balances)
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漬物石を重しにして、野菜を漬け込んだ。
I used a pickling stone as a weight to pickle vegetables.
蓋が浮き上がらないように、重しを乗せてください。
Please put a weight on the lid so it doesn't float up.
風で飛ばされないように、紙に重しを置いた。
I put a weight on the paper so it wouldn't blow away in the wind.
ぬか漬けには専用の重しを使うのが一般的だ。
It is common to use a special weight for nuka pickles.
彼の存在はチームにとって大きな重しとなっている。
His presence is a great burden (or anchor) for the team.
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