Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 物詰
- (n, suf) stuffing; packing
- (n) end (esp. the foot of a bridge)
- lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony
- tea master
- endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively)
最後の詰めを怠ったばかりに、画竜点睛を欠くはめになってしまったね。
You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches. - sweet eel sauce
- middle-aged woman
- (n-suf) appointment to a particular workplace
- using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment)
- (after the -masu stem of a verb) continuing; keep doing for period of time
我々はしゃべりづめで夜半まで起きていた。
We sat up half the night just talking.
- (n) thing; object
遠まわしに物を言うな。
Don't beat around the bush. - natural thing; frequently done thing
ロバートは週末は店でよく父を手伝ったものだった。
Robert used to help his father in the store on weekends. - used to express emotional involvement
あなたの妹さんに会いたいものです。
I'd like to see your sister. - used in giving a reason
- (pref) somehow; somewhat; for some reason
- really; truly