to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be at a loss for words
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
station; office; guardroom
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
to be embarrassed for a reply
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
chess problem; composed shogi problem
to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
to hammer out the details; to work out details
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to stare back at; to look back at
to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
to be or remain always on hand
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to pack (in box); to drive to wall
to boil down; to condense
to pack an assortment of goods, etc.
stuffing a shopping container for a fixed price
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
to pull one's hair back into a bun
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
getting one's finger caught (e.g. in a door); getting one's finger pinched; jamming one's finger in a door; yakuza finger-cutting ritual
retrenchment; curtailment
to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office
to cut off a finger (as an act of apology); to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.)
to shorten (a garment); to take in
to feel constrained; to feel ill at ease
hair pulled tightly back in a bun
after all; in the end; in short
cramming (e.g. for an exam)
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
bargaining; negotiation; turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach
to be short (of clothing); to be shorter than usual; to shrink
bored; bored-looking; uninterested
to closely space lines (on a page)
to work toward a solution to a problem
to clog; to block; to choke up; to jam; to obstruct
(belief in the desirability of) education by rote learning
at close reach (sailing); at close haul
kimono with completely attached sleeves (i.e. lacking an opening on the side under the armpit)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
white clover (Trifolium repens); Dutch clover
bored; bored-looking; uninterested