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to bury (e.g. in the ground)
to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed
to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to bridge (a difference, a gap); to fill (a seat, a vacant position); to fill out (a form, a sheet)
to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for
to put cold water (in a bath)
to cover; to scatter something over
「埋める」 has another reading with different meanings.
庭に種を埋めて育てているよ。
I'm growing seeds buried in the garden.
穴を埋めて平らにしてくれる?
Can you fill the hole and level it?
時間差を埋めるために努力するよ。
I'll work hard to bridge the time gap.