指詰め

ゆびつめ

getting one's finger caught (e.g. in a door), getting one's finger pinched, jamming one's finger in a door

王を詰める

おうをつめる

to checkmate the king

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)

丈を詰める

たけをつめる

to shorten (a garment), to take in

詰める

つめる

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

荷物を詰める

にもつをつめる

to pack one's things

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)

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)

詳細を詰める

しょうさいをつめる

to hammer out the details, to work out details

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

責め詰る

せめなじる

to question critically; to cross-examine

煮詰める

につめる

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

詰め

つめ づめ

stuffing, packing

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

暮らしを詰める

くらしをつめる

to cut down housekeeping expenses

指を折る

ゆびをおる

to count on one's fingers