Definition of 根詰
- (n, suf) stuffing; packing
- (n) end (esp. the foot of a bridge)
- lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony
- tea master
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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)
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(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.
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(n) root (of a plant)
彼らは皆、根は善良な男たちなのだ。
They are all good men at heart. - root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
- root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
- one's true nature
- (fishing) reef
