息を詰める

いきをつめる

to hold one's breath

根を詰める

こんをつめる ねをつめる

to persevere, to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

指を詰める

ゆびをつめる

to cut off a finger (as an act of apology)

王を詰める

おうをつめる

to checkmate the king

詰める

つめる

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

距離を詰める

きょりをつめる

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)

荷物を詰める

にもつをつめる

to pack one's things

詳細を詰める

しょうさいをつめる

to hammer out the details, to work out details

問題を詰める

もんだいをつめる

to work toward a solution to a problem

行間を詰める

ぎょうかんをつめる

to closely space lines (on a page)

詰め切る

つめきる

to be or remain always on hand

詰め寄る

つめよる

to draw near, to draw closer

煮詰める

につめる

to boil down, to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.)

責め詰る

せめなじる

to question critically; to cross-examine

詰め

つめ づめ

stuffing, packing

暮らしを詰める

くらしをつめる

to cut down housekeeping expenses

大詰めを迎える

おおづめをむかえる

to approach the finale, to come to a close

押し詰める

おしつめる

to pack (in box), to drive to wall

思い詰める

おもいつめる

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