Word · 単語
精一杯
Reading せいいっぱい
the best one can do
- 1 the best one can do, one's best effort
- 2 with all one's might, to the best of one's ability, as hard as possible
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#7625
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
これが精一杯です。
This is the extent of my ability.
sense 1 · the best one can do
精一杯やってみなさい。
Try hard.
sense 2 · with all one's might
立っているのが精一杯だった。
It was all I could do to keep standing.
sense 1 · the best one can do
精いっぱいご説明致しましょう。
I'll try to explain it to you to the best of my ability.
sense 2 · with all one's might
自分の子供の世話で精いっぱいだった。
I had enough to do to look after my own children.
sense 1 · the best one can do