Adverb (fukushi)

that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means

Adverb (fukushi)

in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically

Common noun

clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage

Common noun

shrinkage

Common noun

end; conclusion

Archaic; Common noun

dead end; corner

Archaic; Common noun

distress; being at the end of one's rope

to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)

to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up

to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow

Oft. as ...に詰まる

to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for)

to come to the end; to be settled

to become a geminate consonant

Baseball

to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch); to hit off the fists; to get jammed

dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious

insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless

absurd; foolish; silly; stupid

useless; pointless; disappointing

Transitive verb

to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up

Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

to shorten; to move closer together

Transitive verb

to reduce (spending); to conserve

Transitive verb; Intransitive verb; Usu. as 根を詰める

to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do

Transitive verb

to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up

Intransitive verb

to be on duty; to be stationed

Transitive verb

to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate

Transitive verb; The meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai

to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)

Auxiliary verb

to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)

Auxiliary verb

to do completely; to do thoroughly

Auxiliary verb

to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

to draw near; to draw closer

to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

to press a question; to cross-examine

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)