This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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詰め

つめ、づめ
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce; middle-aged woman; appointment to a particular workplace; using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment); continuing; keep doing for period of time
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追い詰める

追いつめる
v1
vt
おいつめる
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
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詰める

つめる
to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do; to work out (details); to be on duty; to be stationed; to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate; to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.); to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly; to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
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詰まる

つまる
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, etc.); to be clogged; to be plugged up; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to narrow; to be at a loss; to be hard pressed; to end up; to be settled; to become a geminate consonant; to hit the ball near the handle of the bat
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缶詰

缶詰め、罐詰め、罐詰
かんづめ
packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
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詰め込む

つめ込む、詰込む
つめこむ
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack; to crowd
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行き詰まる

行き詰る、行詰まる、行詰る
v5r
いきづまる、ゆきづまる
to reach the limits; to come to the end of one's tether
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上り詰める

登り詰める、のぼり詰める、登りつめる、上りつめる
v1
vi
のぼりつめる
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain); to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
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詰め将棋

詰将棋
つめしょうぎ
chess problem; composed shogi problem
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詰め寄る

詰寄る
つめよる
to draw near; to draw closer; to press someone (e.g. for an answer)