くす
tsukusu

Godan Verb (su)

1. to use up; to exhaust; to run out of

Transitive
トロール漁船ぎょせん沿岸えんがんさかなをとりつくしました。
torōrugyosenwa enganno sakanao toritsukushimashita.
Fishing trawlers have fished out all the local waters.
Godan Verb (su)

2. to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause)

Intransitive
あらゆるところ人々ひとびと世界せかい平和へいわくす民衆みんしゅう指導しどうしゃ切望せつぼうしている。
arayuru tokorono hitobitoga sekai hēwani tsukusu minshūno shidōshao setsubō shite iru.
People everywhere yearn for public leaders dedicated to world peace.
Suffix

3. to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully

Related to 食べ尽くす
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