手詰まり・手詰り|てづまりtezumari[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. noundeadlock; stalemate; standstill; impasse; being stuck

• Synonym行き詰まりいきづまりNeutralBeing cornered with the way ahead blocked; stresses a blocked future. Unlike 「手詰まり」, it does not center on running out of moves.
• SynonymデッドロックNeutralLoanword for a standoff where neither side yields; also a computer deadlock. Leans technical or diplomatic; 「手詰まり」 stresses that you have run out of moves.
• Synonym膠着状態こうちゃくじょうたいNeutralTwo sides facing off with no progress either way; stresses a stalled situation. Common in war situations and negotiations.
• Related立ち往生たちおうじょうNeutralA vehicle stranded, unable to go forward or back; also being stumped or left speechless. Stresses being stuck on the spot.
• Related袋小路ふくろこうじNeutralLiterally a dead-end alley, by extension an impasse; the image is vivid. Unlike 「手詰まり」, it evokes the situation rather than running out of moves.
• Related膠着こうちゃくWrittenWritten, formal word for a frozen stalemate; stresses a state fixed in place with no movement.
• Antonym打開だかいNeutralAntonym: breaking a deadlock and finding a way out; the direct counterpart to 「手詰まり」.

Use 「手詰まり」 when every means is exhausted and no move is left, as in 「捜査が手詰まりになる」. For two sides deadlocked, choose 「デッドロック」 or 「膠着状態」; for a dead end, 「行き詰まり」; 「打開」 is the antonym for breaking through.

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1. これ以上いじょう先さきに進すすめなくなった状態じょうたい。進展しんてんがなくなること。