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極力

きょくりょく

as much as possible; to the utmost

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Examples

  1. 極力無駄を省いてください。

    きょくりょくむだをはぶいてください。

    Please cut out waste as much as possible.

  2. 出費は極力抑えたい。

    しゅっぴはきょくりょくおさえたい。

    I want to keep spending down as far as I can.

  3. ご迷惑をかけないよう極力努力いたします。

    ごめいわくをかけないようきょくりょくどりょくいたします。

    We will do our utmost not to cause you any trouble.

  4. 会議の時間は極力短くしてほしい。

    かいぎのじかんはきょくりょくみじかくしてほしい。

    I'd like meetings kept as short as humanly possible.

Common patterns

極力避ける
to avoid as far as possible
極力抑える
to hold down to the minimum
極力努める
to make every effort

Memory tip

Stiff and businesslike — 極 "extreme" plus 力 "effort". It describes effort the speaker will exert, so it wants verbs like 避ける, 抑える and 努める, not a description of a state. なるべく is the same idea in everyday, much softer clothes.

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