思いっきり

おもいっきり
Alternative writings: 思いっ切り
JLPT:N2
Frequency:
1

To one's heart's content; with full force or as much as one wants; doing something vigorously or wholeheartedly.

Adverb

Examples

休日は思いっきり寝てリフレッシュした。

I slept as much as I wanted on my day off and felt refreshed.

試合で思いっきり走って、最後まで粘った。

I ran with all my might in the match and hung on till the end.

ストレスが溜まっていたので、カラオケで思いっきり歌った。

I had been stressed, so I sang my heart out at karaoke.

子どもたちは公園で思いっきり遊んでいた。

The children were playing to their heart's content in the park.

2

Resolution or decisiveness — a noun meaning the quality of being determined or resolute.

Noun

Examples

転職には思いっきりが必要だと彼は言った。

He said that you need decisiveness when changing jobs.

彼女は昇進の誘いを断る思いっきりを見せた。

She showed the resolve to decline the promotion offer.

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