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Examples:

閊える つかえる

  1. to clog; to get caught; to get jammed; to get stuck; to stick
  2. to be busy; to be full; to be occupied; to be unavailable
  3. to be piled up (e.g. of work)
  4. to halt (in one's speech); to stammer; to stumble (over one's words); to stutter
  5. to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pain; to feel pressure
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