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極める きわめる

  1. to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something
  2. to be extremely (e.g. busy); to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc)
  3. to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

見極める みきわめる

  1. to watch to the end
  2. to ascertain; to determine; to get to the bottom of; to make sure of
  3. to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

惨状を極める さんじょうをきわめる

  1. to present a very terrible (miserable) sight

山頂を極める さんちょうをきわめる

  1. to reach the summit

暴虐を極める ぼうぎゃくをきわめる

  1. to act with extreme violence

位人臣を極める くらいじんしんをきわめる

  1. to rise to the highest possible rank

殷賑を極める いんしんをきわめる

  1. to enjoy prosperity

蘊奥を極める うんのうをきわめる

  1. to master the secrets of

猖獗を極める しょうけつをきわめる

  1. to be rife; to become rampant

困難を極める こんなんをきわめる

  1. to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
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