Japanese-English shibari glossary: Hikedame (ひかけだめ). A quick knot to gather the rope: it comes undone with a single pull but locks under transverse forces.

Hikedame (ひかけだめ), also read as hikakedame, is a quick, simple knot for gathering the rope so that it can be released easily with a single pull or movement.

It is usually a knot that comes undone if we pull along the length of the ropes, but stays locked if the forces act transversely.

Literally, it means: “Don't hang it!”.