Meaning of つめ in Japanese
Definition of つめ
- (n, suf) stuffing; packing
- (n) end (esp. the foot of a bridge)
- lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony
- tea master
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endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively)
最後の詰めを怠ったばかりに、画竜点睛を欠くはめになってしまったね。
You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches. - sweet eel sauce
- middle-aged woman
- (n-suf) appointment to a particular workplace
- using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment)
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(after the -masu stem of a verb) continuing; keep doing for period of time
我々はしゃべりづめで夜半まで起きていた。
We sat up half the night just talking.
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(n) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
私は夜には決して爪を切らない。
I never cut my nails at night. - plectrum; pick
- hook; clasp
Words related to つめ
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(adj-no) one-eyed
しかし、彼女が一つ目のグラスを持ち上げ、水をこぼした後では二つ目のグラスはどうするであろうか。
But after she does that with the first glass, what is she going to do with the second one?
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(n) mish-mash; miscellany; medley; odds and ends; gathering
二人は仲間、三人は寄せ集めの群れ。
Two's company, three's crowd.
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(v1, vt) to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
この穴を何かで詰めなくては。
We've got to fill this hole with something. -
(v1, vt, vi) to shorten; to move closer together
このブラウスをつめていただけますか。
Could I have this blouse taken in, please? - (v1, vt) to reduce (spending); to conserve
- (v1, vt, vi) to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do
- (v1, vt) to work out (details)
- (v1, vi) to be on duty; to be stationed
- (v1, vt) 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 jam (one's finger in a door, etc.)
- (suf, v1) to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break
- to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
- to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
