キツ, キチ, つ.める, つ.め, づ.め, つ.まる, つ.む, ずめ, づめ

packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame

JLPT2 G7 S13 F1020

As per # (reduce/eliminate space) + 言 words → *question closely*, leaving no room for evasion → *cram*; *pack*; *jam*; *fill*; *stop up* → *shrink*; *shorten*; *grow narrow*; *do continuously* (← no margin).

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