Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 極め
Words related to 極め
- (v1, vt) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
そこに行くことに決めた。
I made up my mind to go there. - to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
- to persist in doing; to go through with
- to always do; to have made a habit of
- to take for granted; to assume
- to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
- to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
- (MA, sumo) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
Sentences containing 極め
Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.
In interviewing John for the job, we must take into account that he has very bad eyesight.
Until such difficulties are ironed out completely, there is always a chance of fighting breaking out at the slightest provocation.
The restraining role that the community once played is losing its force as adults become reluctant to reprimand other people's unruly children.