せいぜい – Vocabulary details

せいぜい

Adverb

Usually written in kana

1. at the most; at best

2. to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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それはせいぜい二に流りゅうのホテルだ。

It is at best a second-rate hotel.

われわれはせいぜいわずかな利り益えきしか望のぞめない。

At best we can only hope for a small profit.

人じん生せいはせいぜいよくみてもたいへん短みじかい。

Life is at best very short.

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