1.
to one's heart's content; fully; as much as one likes
Doing something without restraint or limit, to the full extent of one's desire. Implies freedom to enjoy or act without holding back.
存分に楽しんでください。
Please enjoy yourself to your heart's content.
休日は存分に寝た。
I slept as much as I wanted on my day off.
せっかくの旅行だから、現地の料理を存分に味わいたい。
Since it's a special trip, I want to fully savor the local cuisine.
USAGE:
Conveys a sense of doing something without holding back. Often used when encouraging someone to enjoy themselves or when describing an experience of uninhibited pleasure or effort.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 存分に楽しむ (to enjoy to one's heart's content)
- 存分に味わう (to savor fully)
- 存分に力を発揮する (to demonstrate one's ability fully)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 思う存分: to one's heart's content (synonym, slightly more emphatic)
- 十分に: sufficiently, fully (more about adequacy than freedom)
- たっぷり: plenty, amply (more casual)