思いっきり
おもいっきり
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Adverb
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost; with determination; hard; heavilyNoun
resolution; decisiveness; determination; resignation
Example sentences
思いっきりやりましょう。
Let's go the whole hog.
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His heart sank to his boots.
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I want to hurry and go out, so I can let loose and have fun.
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If you feel like crying, you should cry to your heart's content.
思いっきり泣いたらちょっとすっきりした。
I feel a little better now after crying all I had.
More examples (2)
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It's probably gonna be cold in the morning, so I will put on many layers before I leave.
「さっきの授業、寝てたでしょ」「うん。我慢できなくてね。先生気づいてそうだった?」「それは、大丈夫そうだったけど、思いっきり船漕いでるから、男の子たち笑ってたよ」「うわっ。その方が嫌かも」
"I guess you just slept through our last class." "Yeah, I wasn't able to keep myself awake any longer. Do you think the teacher noticed?" "They didn't seem to notice, but you completely dozed off, so all the boys were laughing about it." "Yikes. That's probably even worse."