Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

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

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

to shorten; to move closer together

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

to reduce (spending); to conserve

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do

usu. as 根を詰めるsee 根を詰める

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

to be on duty; to be stationed

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

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.)

the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansaisee 指を詰める

Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

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 ...