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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