膝ひざ詰づめ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

knee-to-knee; face-to-face

Describes sitting so close that knees touch, implying an intimate or confrontational face-to-face setting. Often used in phrases like 膝詰めで話す or 膝詰め談判.

• 彼かれと膝ひざ詰づめで話はなし合あった。

  I talked with him face-to-face, sitting knee-to-knee.

• 膝ひざ詰づめの交こう渉しょうが続つづいた。

  The knee-to-knee negotiations continued.