煮詰める

ソースを煮詰めます。

I will boil down the sauce.

Simple present tense transitive verb.

水を煮詰めてください。

Please boil down the water.

Te-form for a polite request.

砂糖と水を煮詰めました。

I boiled down the sugar and water.

Past tense transitive verb.

スープを煮詰めないでください。

Please do not boil down the soup.

Negative request form.

少し煮詰めますか？

Shall I boil it down a little?

Question form with 'matsuka' for offering help.

もっと煮詰めましょう。

Let's boil it down more.

Volitional form 'mashou'.

これは煮詰めたお湯です。

This is boiled-down hot water.

Noun modification using past tense verb.

火で煮詰める。

Boil it down with fire.

Dictionary form with a particle of means (de).

醤油を煮詰めてタレを作ります。

I'll boil down soy sauce to make a glaze.

Sequential actions using te-form.

半分になるまで煮詰めてください。

Please boil it down until it becomes half.

Using 'made' to indicate the goal state.

弱火でゆっくり煮詰めるのがいいです。

It's best to boil it down slowly over low heat.

Nominalizing the verb with 'no' to make it a subject.

煮詰めすぎると辛くなります。

If you boil it down too much, it becomes salty.

Verb stem + sugiru (overdo).

リンゴの汁を煮詰めてジャムを作った。

I boiled down apple juice and made jam.

Transitive action resulting in a new product.

タレを煮詰める時間を教えてください。

Please tell me the time for boiling down the sauce.

Noun modification (time to boil down).

このスープは煮詰める必要があります。

This soup needs to be boiled down.

Verb + hitsuyou ga aru (need to...).

お肉を入れる前に煮詰めます。

Boil it down before putting the meat in.

Using 'mae ni' for temporal sequence.

来週までに計画を煮詰めておいてください。

Please have the plan boiled down (finalized) by next week.

Te-oku (to do in advance) + metaphorical use.

話し合いを煮詰めるのは大変だ。

Finalizing a discussion is difficult.

Metaphorical use for abstract concepts.

条件を煮詰めるために会議を開いた。

We held a meeting to finalize the terms.

Ni tame ni (in order to).

詳細を煮詰める必要がありますね。

We need to boil down the details, don't we?

Metaphorical use for 'details'.

彼はアイデアを煮詰めるのが上手だ。

He is good at refining ideas.

Noun modification + 'ga umai' (good at).

契約の内容をもう少し煮詰めましょう。

Let's refine the contents of the contract a bit more.

Volitional form in a business context.

結論を急がず、もっと煮詰めるべきだ。

We shouldn't rush the conclusion; we should refine it more.

Beki da (should).

煮詰めた案を上司に提出した。

I submitted the finalized (boiled down) proposal to my boss.

Past tense verb as an adjective.

この企画はまだ煮詰め方が足りない。

This project hasn't been thought through enough yet.

Nitsumekata (way of boiling down) + tarinai (insufficient).

議論を煮詰める過程で、新しい問題が見つかった。

In the process of refining the discussion, new problems were found.

Katei de (in the process of).

デザインのコンセプトを極限まで煮詰める。

Boil down the design concept to the absolute limit.

Kyokugen made (to the limit).

数ヶ月かけて、ようやく新商品の仕様を煮詰めた。

Taking several months, we finally finalized the specifications for the new product.

Kakeru (to take time) + metaphorical use.

脚本を煮詰める作業に没頭している。

He is immersed in the task of refining the script.

Bottou shite iru (to be immersed in).

反対意見を考慮しつつ、さらに案を煮詰める。

While considering opposing opinions, we will further refine the plan.

Tsutsu (while doing...).

予算案を煮詰める時間はもう残されていない。

There is no more time left to finalize the budget proposal.

Nokosarete inai (passive negative).

徹底的に煮詰めた結果、この結論に至った。

As a result of thoroughly boiling it down, we reached this conclusion.

Kekka (as a result).

外交交渉において、細部を煮詰める作業は最も困難を極める。

In diplomatic negotiations, the task of refining the details is the most extremely difficult part.

Formal academic/political register.

学説を煮詰めていくうちに、論理的な矛盾に突き当たった。

As I was refining the theory, I ran into a logical contradiction.

V-te iku uchi ni (while continuing to...).

その作家は、一語一句を煮詰めるようにして推敲を重ねた。

The author repeatedly polished the work, as if boiling down every single word and phrase.

Youni shite (acting as if...).

和解案を煮詰めるべく、双方が歩み寄りを見せた。

In order to finalize the settlement plan, both sides showed a willingness to compromise.

Beku (formal 'in order to').

プロジェクトの骨子を煮詰める段階で、リーダーが交代した。

At the stage of refining the project's core framework, the leader was replaced.

Kosshi (core framework/gist).

煮詰めるという行為は、情報の取捨選択そのものである。

The act of 'boiling down' is the very process of selecting what to keep and what to discard.

Shusha sentaku (selection/choice).

この論文は、議論が十分に煮詰められていないとの指摘を受けた。

This paper received criticism that the discussion had not been sufficiently refined.

Passive voice + quoting particle 'to'.

伝統的な技法を現代のニーズに合わせて煮詰め直す。

Refining traditional techniques once more to fit modern needs.

V-naosu (to do again/redo).

言葉の定義を極限まで煮詰めることで、哲学的な真理に肉薄する。

By refining the definitions of words to the absolute limit, one draws closer to philosophical truth.

Nikuhaku suru (to press hard/draw close).

法案の条文を煮詰める過程には、多大な政治的コストが伴う。

The process of refining the clauses of a bill entails significant political costs.

Tomonau (to accompany/entail).

彼は自身の芸術性を煮詰め、純粋な抽象表現へと昇華させた。

He refined his artistry and sublimated it into pure abstract expression.

Shouka saseru (to sublimate).

戦略を煮詰める際の「詰め」の甘さが、致命的な敗北を招いた。

The lack of thoroughness in the final stage of refining the strategy led to a fatal defeat.

Tsume no amasa (laxity in the final stage).

長年の研究成果を煮詰め、一冊の著書に結実させた。

He boiled down the results of many years of research and brought them to fruition in a single book.

Ketsujitsu saseru (to bring to fruition).

思考を煮詰めすぎて、かえって本質を見失うこともある。

Sometimes, by over-refining one's thoughts, one can actually lose sight of the essence.

Kaette (on the contrary).

組織のビジョンを煮詰める作業は、全社員の対話を必要とする。

The task of refining the organization's vision requires dialogue among all employees.

Abstract noun modification.

事態が煮詰まるのを待つのではなく、自ら煮詰める努力をすべきだ。

Instead of waiting for the situation to resolve itself (boil down), one should make the effort to resolve (boil down) it oneself.

Contrast between intransitive and transitive.