末に|すえにsueni

1. adverbfinally; after; followingused after long, hard work
   ジョージは、最近さいきん３時間じかんの格闘かくとうの末すえに釣つった、重おもさ３０ポンドのバスの話はなしをしていた。↗

   George was describing a 30 pound bass he'd caught recently after fighting it for three hours.
2. adverbat the end (of)with noun, e.g. 来週の末に

• SynonymついにNeutral'Finally, at last', often with a sense of emotion, as in 「ついに完成した」; unlike 「末に」 it stands alone and needs no preceding 「〜の」.
• Synonym挙句あげくNeutralUsually 「〜た挙句」: after a lot of back-and-forth, things ended badly. Carries a negative tone that 「末に」 lacks.
• Synonym結局けっきょくNeutral'In the end, after all'; very common in speech, as in 「結局行かなかった」.
• SynonymとうとうNeutral'Finally, at last', focusing on something that came after a wait, as in 「とうとう雨が降った」.
• Related果てははてはNeutral'In the end, even…': stresses escalation, as in 「果ては泣き出した」.
• Related挙句の果てあげくのはてNeutral'And to top it all off': stresses that the outcome got even worse, typically as 「挙句の果てに」.
• Related畢竟ひっきょうWrittenWritten and old-fashioned: 'after all, ultimately', as in 「畢竟するに」.
• RelatedつまるところNeutral'When all is said and done', leaning toward written style, as in 「詰まるところ金だ」.
• RelatedさしずめNeutral'For now, so to speak'; lacks the 'after a long process' sense of 「末に」.
• AntonymはじめにNeutral'At first, to begin with'; the opposite of 「末に」, which marks what comes after a long process.

Use 「〜た末に」 for a result reached after effort or agonizing, as in 「悩んだ末に決めた」. If the outcome was bad, say 「〜た挙句」; in everyday speech, 「結局」 is the usual choice.

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1. 長ながい時間じかんが経たってから。最後さいごに。
2. ある期間きかんや物事ものごとの最終さいしゅう段階だんかいで。