► 動詞
詰まる [(2)つまる] meaning: block rank: 1
☆ 下水が詰まった ⇨ The sewer clogged
☆ 鼻が詰まって苦しい ⇨ My nose is stuffed and hard to breathe
詰める [(2)つめる] meaning: fill rank: 1
☆ もっと詰めてもらえますか？ ⇨ Can you close the gaps? (so that more people can fit in the space)
詰める [(2)つめる] meaning: pack rank: 1
☆ 彼女は鞄に服を詰めた ⇨ She stuffed her clothes in the bag
詰まる [(2)つまる] meaning: tight rank: 1
☆ 一位と二位の差が詰まってきた ⇨ The gap between the first and the second has become tighter
☆ 来月まで予定が詰まっている ⇨ The schedule is packed until the next month
☆ 目が詰まった生地 ⇨ Space-filled, tightly woven, fabric
詰め込む [(3)つめこむ] meaning: fill rank: 2
☆ 彼は試験の前日に全てを頭に詰め込もうとした ⇨ He tried to cram everything in his head the night before the exam (☛ An accentuated form of 詰める)
詰め掛ける [(4)つめかける] meaning: gather rank: 2
☆ 大勢の買い物客が店に詰めかけた ⇨ A throng of shoppers gathered at the store
詰まる [(2)つまる] meaning: geminate rank: 2
☆ 「ちょっと」には詰まった音がある ⇨ “ちょっと” has a geminated sound
詰まる [(2)つまる] meaning: struggle rank: 2
☆ 質問されて彼は答えに詰まった ⇨ He wasn’t able to come up with an answer when asked a question
詰め寄る [(3)つめよる] meaning: approach rank: 3
☆ 彼女は夫に説明を求めて詰め寄った ⇨ She stood close to her husband demanding an explanation (☛ Stand face to face in a threatening way, usually demanding an answer)
詰る [(2)なじる] meaning: criticize rank: 3
☆ 彼女は投資の失敗について彼のことをしつこくなじった ⇨ She persistently criticized him for the botched investment (☛ Criticize someone for his/her action, often for alleged but not always true, betrayal)
詰める [(2)つめる] meaning: finish rank: 3
☆ 大枠は直ぐ決まったが、細部を詰めるのに時間が掛かった ⇨ The outline was decided quickly, but it took time to settle the fine details
☆ 彼等は直接会って話を詰めた ⇨ They met in person and finalized the deal
詰め合わせる [(5)つめあわせる] meaning: pack rank: 3
☆ いろいろなチョコレートを詰め合わせた箱 ⇨ A box of assorted chocolates (☛ Pack multiple kinds of something in one container)
詰める [(2)つめる] meaning: short rank: 3
☆ 彼は事故で指先を詰めた ⇨ His finger got cut off in the tip in the accident
☆ 彼女はパンツの裾を詰めた ⇨ She hemmed her pants shorter
詰める [(2)つめる] meaning: be rank: 4
☆ 首相の家には常に警官が詰めている ⇨ The police officers are always manned at the prime minister’s house (☛ Man at a certain location, standing by)
詰める [(2)つめる] [指を詰める] [coll] meaning: cut rank: 4
☆ 彼は指を詰めた ⇨ He cut off the tip of his little finger (☛ A yakuza tradition to atone for one’s mistake)
詰む [(2)つむ] meaning: full rank: 4
☆ 目が詰んだ生地 ⇨ Space-filled, tightly woven, fabric
詰まる [(2)つまる] meaning: hit rank: 4
☆ 彼は内角の速球に詰まらされた ⇨ He failed to hit an inside fastball cleanly (☛ Typically in baseball, a batter fails to hit the ball with the sweet spot of the bat, and drive it hard)
► 成句
詰まる所 [(2)つまるところ] meaning: after all rank: 3
☆ 詰まるところ金の問題だ ⇨ When it is all said and done, it is about money
► 名詞
詰まり [(1)つまり] meaning: block rank: 2
☆ 鼻の詰まりを解消する薬 ⇨ A drug to eliminate sinus blockage
詰め [(1)つめ] meaning: end rank: 3
☆ 彼等はいつも詰めが甘い ⇨ They always struggle to close deals, games, etc. (☛ The final step to win, close a deal, etc.)
☆ 彼等は交渉の詰めに失敗した ⇨ They failed to close the negotiation (☛ The final step to win, close a deal, etc.)
詰まり [(1)つまり] [とどの詰まり] meaning: end rank: 3
☆ 世の中とどの詰まり全て金で決まる ⇨ In this world money decides everything in the end
詰め合わせ [つめあわせ] meaning: pack rank: 3
☆ お菓子の詰め合わせ ⇨ A box of assorted sweets (☛ Pack multiple kinds of something in one container)
詰め所 [つめしょ] meaning: office rank: 4
☆ 作業員の詰め所 ⇨ An office, locker room, for workers (☛ Typically offices for workers who work outside)
► 形容詞
詰まらない [(3)つまらない] meaning: boring rank: 1
☆ あの映画は全然つまらない ⇨ That movie is so boring
☆ 一人で旅行してもつまらない ⇨ It is not fun to travel alone
詰まらない [(3)つまらない] meaning: trivial rank: 1
☆ つまらない事に神経を使いたくない ⇨ I don’t want to waste my attention to trivial, meaningless, stuff
詰まらない [(3)つまらない] [humble] meaning: trivial rank: 1
☆ つまらない物ですがお納め下さい ⇨ Please accept my trivial gift
詰まらない [(3)つまらない] meaning: pathetic rank: 2
☆ 彼女はなんであんなつまらない奴と結婚したんだろう ⇨ Why did she marry a lame guy like him? (☛ Literally “uninteresting”)
詰まらない [(3)つまらない] meaning: stupid rank: 2
☆ 折角頑張って来たのにここで諦めたのではつまらない ⇨ We’ve worked so hard, so it would be kind of stupid to give up here now
► 接続詞
詰まり [(1)つまり] meaning: that is to say rank: 2
☆ 詰まりそれは無理だということですか？ ⇨ So are you saying that is impossible?
詰まりは [(1)つまりは] meaning: that is to say rank: 2
☆ 詰まりはやる気が無いってことでしょう？ ⇨ The truth is you just don’t want to do it, right?