Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 言葉詰
- (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) language; dialect
「言葉の一面は、伝達しようとする意志である」と彼は言う。
"One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says. - word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark
言葉が出てこなかった。
Words failed me. - speech; (manner of) speaking
こういった言葉使いは彼の人格に合わない。
Such language doesn't harmonize with his character.