息を詰める

いきをつめる

to hold one's breath

指を詰める

ゆびをつめる

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

丈を詰める

たけをつめる

to shorten (a garment), to take in

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

息の根を止める

いきのねをとめる

to kill, to choke the life out of

根を張る

ねをはる

to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.), to take root (of an ideology, etc.)