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N1 Lesson 3: 10/17

飽（あ）くまでも
to the (bitter) end, stubbornly, persistently

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  • [飽くまで(も) comes from verb 飽く(nowadays 飽きる) and particle まで, therefore it literally means “until one gets sick of …”]
  • [When used with expressions of volition (つもり, etc.) and continuation (Verb[stem] + 続ける, etc.), it expresses a strong determination to do something, implying going through problems, challenges, or opposition on the way]
  • [も adds more emphasis]
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あくまでも、不正（ふせい）に立（た）ち向（む）かおうとします。
I will fight against injustice to the end.
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    • あくまでもやると言（い）うなら、私（わたし）は止（と）めません。
    If you (stubbornly) insist on doing this, I won’t stop you.
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    • 彼女（かのじょ）は政治的圧力（せいじてきあつりょく）にも関（かか）わらずその新税（しんぜい）にあくまで反対（はんたい）した。
    Despite political pressure, she opposed the new tax to the bitter end.
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