[つめる, tsumeru](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)[Add to Longdo]
[につめる, nitsumeru](v1, vt) (1) to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); (2) to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[のぼりつめる, noboritsumeru](v1, vi) (1) to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain); (2) to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with[Add to Longdo]
[つきつめる, tsukitsumeru](v1, vt) to investigate thoroughly; to probe into; to think something through; to follow an argument to its logical conclusion[Add to Longdo]