める
tsumeru

Ichidan Verb

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

Transitive
この あな なんかで めなくては。
kono anao nanikade tsumenakutewa.
We've got to fill this hole with something.
Ichidan Verb

2. to shorten; to move closer together

Transitive
このブラウスをつめていただけますか。
kono burausuo tsumete itadakemasuka.
Could I have this blouse taken in, please?
Ichidan Verb

3. to reduce (spending); to conserve

Transitive
Ichidan Verb

4. to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do

Transitive
Related to 根を詰める
Ichidan Verb

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

Transitive
Ichidan Verb

6. to be on duty; to be stationed

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

7. to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate

Transitive
Ichidan Verb

8. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)

Transitive
Related to 指を詰める
Ichidan Verb
Auxiliary Verb

9. to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)

Ichidan Verb
Auxiliary Verb

10. to do completely; to do thoroughly

Ichidan Verb
Auxiliary Verb

11. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...