詰める
Reading
Meanings
- 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 go through thoroughly, to work out (details), to bring to a conclusion, to wind up
- 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 do non-stop, to do continuously, to keep doing (without a break)
- to do completely, to do thoroughly
- to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
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I packed clothes into the suitcase.
I packed sweets tightly into a box and gave it as a gift.
Please sit a little closer together.
If you don't work out every detail, the plan won't go well.
She stayed at the company late every night and completed the project.
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