to plug gaps 埋める [うめる] /(v1,vt) (1) to bury (e.g. in the ground)/(2) to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall)/to fill (a seat, a vacant position)/(3) to plug gaps/to stop a gap/(4) to make amends/to cover up for something/(5) to put cold water in a bath/(6) to cover/to scatter something over/(P)/ |