詰める [つめる] /(v1,vt) (1) to stuff into/to jam/to cram/to pack/to fill/to plug/to stop up/(v1,vt,vi) (2) to shorten/to move closer together/(v1,vt) (3) to reduce (spending)/to conserve/(v1,vt,vi) (4) (usu. as 根を詰める) (See 根を詰める) to focus intently on/to strain oneself to do/(v1,vt) (5) to go through thoroughly/to work out (details)/to bring to a conclusion/to wind up/(v1,vi) (6) to be on duty/to be stationed/(v1,vt) (7) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi)/to trap/to checkmate/(v1,vt) (8) (the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai) (See 指を詰める・1) to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology)/to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)/(aux-v,v1) (9) to do non-stop/to do continuously/to keep doing (without a break)/(aux-v,v1) (10) to do completely/to do thoroughly/(aux-v,v1) (11) to force someone into a difficult situation by .../(P)/EntL1226510/