駄目駄目

だめだめ ダメダメ

entirely useless, completely worthless

駄目

だめ ダメ

no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken

駄目元

だめもと ダメもと

giving something a try because one has nothing to lose

詰め

つめ づめ

stuffing, packing

駄目を押す

だめをおす

to make sure, to make doubly sure

駄目で元々

だめでもともと ダメでもともと

giving something a try because one has nothing to lose

駄目になる

だめになる

to spoil, to break, to go bad, to go wrong, to fail

目詰まり

めづまり めつまり

clogging up

立詰め

たちづめ

standing (for a long period of time), continuing to stand

お詰め

おつめ

lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; the last guest, who receives tea last and manages the utensils and waiting area at tea ceremony

左詰め

ひだりづめ

left justification, aligning to the left

右詰め

みぎづめ

right justification, aligning to the right

重詰め

じゅうづめ じゅうつめ

food packed in nest of lacquered boxes

膝詰め

ひざづめ

knee to knee

箱詰め

はこづめ

packed in a box (e.g. chocolates)

後詰め

ごづめ ごづめめ

rear guard

氷詰め

こおりづめ

packing in ice

夜詰め

よづめ よるつめ

night watch

詰め腹

つめばら

being forced to commit seppuku