究極【きゅうきょく】
ultimate, final, last, eventual
積極【せっきょく】
active, positive, progressive
消極的【しょうきょくてき】
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
南極【なんきょく】
South Pole, the Antarctic, Antarctica
消極【しょうきょく】
passive, negative, conservative, depolarization
北極【ほっきょく】
North Pole, the Arctic
北極圏【ほっきょくけん】
Arctic Circle, the Arctic
対極【たいきょく】
antipodes, other (opposite) extreme, opposite, antithesis
見極め【みきわめ】
ascertainment
両極【りょうきょく】
both extremities, North and South Poles, positive and negative poles
南極大陸【なんきょくたいりく】
Antarctica
南極点【なんきょくてん】
the South Pole
極まりない【きわまりない】
extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
北極海【ほっきょくかい】
Arctic Ocean
極左【きょくさ】
extreme left, ultraleft
極める【きわめる】
to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something, to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy), to investigate thoroughly, to research thoroughly, to master, to understand completely, to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
極彩色【ごくさいしき】
richly colored, richly coloured
感極まる【かんきわまる】
to be overcome with emotion
南極海【なんきょくかい】
Southern Ocean, Antarctic Ocean
極細【ごくぼそ】
superfine, extra-fine, extremely thin, extra-fine woollen yarn
