(つめ;づめ) (n,suf) (1) (づめ when a suffix) stuffing; packing; (n) (2) end (esp. the foot of a bridge); (3) lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; (4) tea master; (5) endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); (6) (abbr) sweet eel sauce; (7) (arch) middle-aged woman; (n-suf) (8) appointment to a particular workplace; (9) using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment); (10) (after the -masu stem of a verb) continuing; keep doing for period of time [EDICT]
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]