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まるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2427
1

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

Examples
世の中をなじる者は世の中からなじられる。
He who rebukes the world is rebuked by the world.
のどが詰まった感じです。
My throat feels clogged up.
2

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

3

to be become shorter; to shrink; to narrow

4

Oft. as ...に詰まる

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

5

to come to the end; to be settled

6

to become a geminate consonant

7

Baseball

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

めるIchidan verbFreq #2565
1

Transitive verb

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

Examples
この穴を何かで詰めなくては。
We've got to fill this hole with something.
2

Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

to shorten; to move closer together

Examples
このブラウスをつめていただけますか。
Could I have this blouse taken in, please?
3

Transitive verb

to reduce (spending); to conserve

4

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

to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do

5

Transitive verb

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

6

Intransitive verb

to be on duty; to be stationed

7

Transitive verb

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

8

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.)

9

Auxiliary verb

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

10

Auxiliary verb

to do completely; to do thoroughly

11

Auxiliary verb

to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

見つめるつめるめるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1304
1

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

Examples
いい加減に現実をみつめろ
Open your eyes to reality.
まらないらないまらない~い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #2455
1

dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious

Examples
あの新しい映画は、つまらんかった
That new movie was a bummer.
2

insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless

Examples
あの男はよくつまらぬことで誰にでも因縁をつける。
He often uses the slightest thing as a pretext for a fight with anybody.
3

absurd; foolish; silly; stupid

4

useless; pointless; disappointing

追いめる追いつめるいつめTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #3436
1

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

Examples
彼は追いつめられたシカを銃でねらった。
He drew a bead on a stag at bay.
つもんNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #14405
1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

Examples
どうかしたのと彼女は詰問した。
"What's the matter with you?" she demanded.
NounFreq #15584
1

stuffing; packing

Examples
どの電車も通勤者でぎゅうぎゅう詰めだった。
The trains were jammed with commuters.
2

Shogi

endgame

3

final stage; end; conclusion

Examples
最後の詰めを怠ったばかりに、画竜点睛を欠くはめになってしまったね。
You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.
4

end (esp. of a bridge); edge

5

Abbreviation; Food, cooking; Oft. written as ツメ

sweet eel sauce (brushed on a sushi topping)

6

lowest-ranking guest at a tea ceremony

7

tea master

IntransitiveGodan verbFreq #16040
1

to become fine (of fabric)

2

Shogi

to be checkmated

3

to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to reach the limits

かんづめNounFreq #16493
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

canned food; tinned food

Examples
なしはこの工場で缶詰にされます。
Nashi are tinned in this factory.
2

Usu. 缶詰にする

confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)

3

Usu. 缶詰になる

being stuck in a confined space

TransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #16563
1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to find fault; to harp on; to reprove

2

to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)

め所しょNounFreq #22092
1

station; office; guardroom

め寄る寄るめよるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #5522
1

to draw near; to draw closer

2

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

Examples
検察官が容疑者に詰め寄った
The prosecutors pressed the suspect for an answer.
め込むめこむTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5856
1

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

Examples
彼はリンゴを詰め込んだ袋を持っていた。
He carried a bag full of apples.
問いめる問いつめるいつめTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7023
1

to press a question; to cross-examine

距離をめるきょりをつめるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #8583
1

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)

言葉にまることばにつまるExpressionGodan verbFreq #8681
1

to be at a loss for words

Examples
メアリーは見知らぬ人に話し掛けられて、言葉につまってしまった。
When Mary was spoken to by a stranger, she was at a loss for words.
見つめ合う見つめあうめ合うめあうみつめあうGodan verbFreq #8684
1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

張りめる張りつめるりつめIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #8962
1

to strain; to stretch; to string up; to make tense

2

to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

つまらんまらんらんExpressionUsually kanaFreq #10237
1

dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious

2

insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless

3

absurd; foolish; silly

4

useless; pointless; disappointing

見つめ返す見つめかえすめ返すめかえすみつめかえすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #10607
1

to stare back at; to look back at

切羽まる切羽っぱつまるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #12023
1

to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament; to be packed to the hilt

息がまる息がつまるいきがつまるExpressionGodan verbFreq #12152
1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

Examples
魚の骨がつかえて息が詰まりそうだった。
I nearly choked on a fishbone.
思いめる思いつめるもいつめTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #12306
1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

Examples
今回のことであまり思い詰めないほうがいいよ。だれにでも失敗はあるんだから。
Everybody blows it once in a while. It's better not to obsess on it.
敷きめるきつめTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #13232
1

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

Examples
地面は一面に落ち葉が敷き詰められたようだった。
The ground was blanketed with fallen leaves.