마저
majeo
Down to the last one left: 마저
The picture A handful that keeps slipping away, one at a time, until a single one is left — and that last one slips away too.
Where the picture shows up in 마저
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the last thing piled on top
비도 오는데 바람마저 부네요.
bi-do o-neun-de ba-ram-ma-jeo bu-ne-yo
It's raining, and now the wind has picked up too.
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the one who stayed till the end
친구마저 떠났어요.
chin-gu-ma-jeo tteo-na-sseo-yo
In the end even my friend left.
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the last chance
마지막 버스마저 놓쳤어요.
ma-ji-mak beo-seu-ma-jeo not-cheo-sseo-yo
I missed the last bus too.
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finishing off what was left
남은 밥마저 다 먹었어요.
na-meun bam-ma-jeo da meo-geo-sseo-yo
I finished off the rest of the rice as well.
Used this way — the remainder, to the end — it does not have to be bad news.
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the last trust
믿었던 사람마저 등을 돌렸어요.
mi-deot-deon sa-ram-ma-jeo deung-eul dol-lyeo-sseo-yo
Even the person I trusted turned their back on me.
조차 is 'even the one you'd never expect'; 마저 is 'even the last one left'. They often overlap, but the feel differs.