to conserve 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 work out (details)/(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/(8) (the meaning "to jam 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 jam (one's finger in a door, etc.)/(suf,v1) (9) to continue .../to keep doing ... without a break/(10) to do ... completely/to do ... thoroughly/(11) to force someone into a difficult situation by .../(P)/EntL1226510X/ |