Definition of 精一杯 (せいいっぱい)

せいいっぱい

精一杯

せいいっぱい

seiippai

Common word

noun

the best one can do, one's best effort

adverbial noun

with all one's might, to the best of one's ability

Related Kanji

精	refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
一	one, one radical (no.1)
杯	counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 25 results)

せいいっぱい

せつめい

いた

I'll try to explain it to you to the best of my ability

かれ

かのじょ

お

せいいっぱい

はや

ある

He walked as fast as he could to catch up with her

コーチ

は

、

われわれ

せいいっぱい

ひなん

The coach accused us of not doing our best

わたし

かのじょ

お

せいいっぱい

はし

I ran as fast as I could to catch up with her

かれ

にど

かのじょ

かんが

せいいっぱい

どりょく

He did his best never to think of her

かれ

しゅうにゅう

せいいっぱい

い

He made the best of his small income

かれ

彼の

しつもん

質問

たい

に対して

、

わたし

えいご

せいいっぱい

こた

I gave him the best answer in English to his question that I could

じぶん

こども

せわ

せいいっぱい

I had enough to do to look after my own children

かれ

とき

じかつ

All he can do is support himself

わたし

せいいっぱい

かれ

たす

、

かれ

い

We did our best to help him, but he didn't so much as say thank you

かのじょ

かれ

さ

み

せいいっぱい

All she could do was watch him walk away

かれ

せいいっぱい

、

はや

そうしゃ

He did his best but soon saw that he could not compete with such a fast runner

わたし

せいいっぱい

That is the most I can do

かれ

じかつ

All he can do is to support himself

はや

せいいっぱい

Is that as fast as you can go

かれ

じかつ

せいいっぱい

All that he can do is to support himself

わたし

かいしゃ

せいいっぱい

I've given my best for the company

かれ

きげん

ない

しあ

せいいっぱい

He had to work as hard as he could to finish it in time

かのじょ

かれ

せいいっぱい

み

、

わら

When she saw the lengths he'd gone to to get all dressed up, she couldn't help letting a brief chuckle escape

た

せいいっぱい

It was all I could do to keep standing

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