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追いつめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
追い詰める
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Reading : おいつめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 68,821 which gives a rank of 12,421
追い詰める is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 108,000 (about 1,510,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7717
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 37 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
いぬ
ネコ
うえ
まで
めた

The dog chased the cat up a tree.
だい
かぞく
家族
やしな
って
ふたん
負担
じょじょ
徐々
かれ
いつめてきた

The pressures of supporting a big family are beginning to catch up with him.
あいつ
いつめられたら
なに
する
からない
きゅうそ
窮鼠
ねこ
ってことあるから
ける
した
ことない
You don't know what he might do if you push him too far. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice. I'd say you can't be too careful.
追いつめる
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Reading : おいつめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 194,000 (about 310,000 results)
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おいつめる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 163,000 (about 478,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 37 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ツイ   お to pursue   
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two mouths
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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move
キツ   つめる to cram into   つまる to be packed   つ to be checkmated   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
キツ   キチ    good luck   
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シ   samurai
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