詰める

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 ...