清ます

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 清ます – see the following entry.
ます
[verb] to clear; to make something clear
[verb] to wash clean
[verb] to keep calm
[verb] to concentrate one's effort; to focus one's attention
[verb] to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs
[verb] to pretend as if nothing happened
(This term, 清ます, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)