[つめる, tsumeru] (v1, vt) (1) to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up; (v1, vt, vi) (2) to shorten; to move closer together; (v1, vt) (3) to reduce (spending); to conserve; (v1, vt, vi) (4) (usu. as 根を詰める) (See 根を詰める) to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do; (v1, vt) (5) to work out (details); (v1, vi) (6) to be on duty; to be stationed; (v1, vt) (7) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate; (8) (the meaning "to jam one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai) (See 指を詰める・1) to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to jam (one's finger in a door, etc.); (suf, v1) (9) to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break; (10) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly; (11) to force someone into a difficult situation by ...; (P)
[きんばん, kinban] (n) taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
[きんむしゃ, kinmusha] (n) workers; men on duty
[きんむちゅう, kinmuchuu] (n-t) on duty; at work; while working
[こうむちゅう, koumuchuu] (n-adv) on duty
[じょうばん, jouban] (n, vs) being on duty
[とうちょく, touchoku] (n, vs, adj-no) on duty; on a shift; keeping watch; (P)
[とうちょくいん, touchokuin] (n) person on duty
[とうばん, touban] (n, adj-no) being on duty; (P)
[ばんにあたる, banniataru] (exp, v5r) having one's inning; being on duty