極め付き

きわめつき

guaranteed (to be genuine, valuable, etc.), certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.)

極め

ぎめ きわめ

contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc., by the (month, week, etc.)

書き初め

かきぞめ

first calligraphy of the year

ため書き

ためがき

dedication (e.g. in books), inscription

書き留める

かきとめる かきとどめる

to write down, to leave a note behind, to record, to chronicle

書き溜める

to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)

書き始める

かきはじめる

to begin to write, to begin writing

書き改める

かきあらためる

to rewrite, to adapt (e.g. a novel)

書き集める

かきあつめる

to collect (writings)

見極め

みきわめ

ascertainment

月極め

つきぎめ

monthly (e.g. fee paid monthly for a parking lot), monthly contract

極める

きわめる

to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something

極めて

きわめて

exceedingly, extremely, decisively

村極め

むらぎめ

village rules (Edo period); village law

極め付きの品

きわめつきのしな

article of certified genuineness

極め出し

きめだし

arm-barring force out

見極める

みきわめる

to see through, to probe, to make sure of

極め倒し

きめたおし

arm-barring force down

極めつけ

きわめつけ

guaranteed (article)