to be packed (with) ②to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.) ③to shorten (width, interval, etc.) ④to be at a loss

to corner

to stuff into ②to shorten ③to reduce (spending) ④to focus intently on ⑤to go through thoroughly ⑥to be on duty ⑦to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi) ⑧to do non-stop

to become fine (of fabric) ②to be checkmated ③to be hard pressed

stuffing ②end (esp. the foot of a bridge) ③lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony ④appointment to a particular workplace ⑤using as the sole ground of judgment (judgment)

to cram

to think hard

to strain ②to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

final scene

to come to a dead end

to go to the top ②to be engrossed in

to press a question

to be boiled down ②to come to a standstill ③to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

to be at one's wits' end

to cover a surface

to investigate thoroughly ②to be obsessed with a thought

to draw near ②to press (e.g. for an answer)

station

to crowd (a house)

combination

canned food ②confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work) ③being stuck in a confined space

stand-up collar

white Dutch clover

composed go problem

permanent staff ②daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and/or served in Edo for a fixed period of time (Edo period)

waiting in front of a temple to be accepted for training (in Zen Buddhism)

canner

cannery

cross-examination

reprimand

reproach

reprimanding (a person) personally

criticism

rugged