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詰まる つまる N2

  1. to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule); to be packed (with)
  2. to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be stopped up
  3. to be become shorter; to narrow; to shrink
  4. to be at a loss (for); to be pressed (for); to be stuck (for)
  5. to be settled; to come to the end
  6. to become a geminate consonant
  7. to get jammed; to hit off the fists; to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch)

詰まるところ つまるところ

  1. in brief; in short; in the end; in the long run; to sum up; ultimately; what it all comes down to; when all is said and done; when you get right down to it

押し詰まる おしつまる

  1. to approach the year end; to be jammed tight

煮詰まる につまる

  1. to be boiled down
  2. to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse
  3. to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

切羽詰まる せっぱつまる

  1. to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a fix; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament; to be packed to the hilt

行き詰まる いきづまる

  1. to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach a stalemate; to reach an impasse

言葉に詰まる ことばにつまる

  1. to be at a loss for words

息詰まる いきづまる

  1. to be breathtaking; to be stifling

気の詰まる きのつまる

  1. constrained; ill at ease

返答に詰まる へんとうにつまる

  1. to be embarrassed for a reply
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