Can 一杯 be used to express the fullness of things without physical volumes?


According to an [answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/5869/58) to
[this question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/5866/58), the word
`[一杯]{いっぱい}` can be used to expess _fullness_ ; especially in relation to the
capacity of whatever is containing the quantity. This, however, tends to sound
like whatever is being held must be physical (e.g. have matter and volume),
and be countable.

Can `[一杯]{いっぱい}` be used to express the fullness of quantities of things that
don't necessarily have direct physical counterparts, or are singular? For
example:

>   * **emotions**
>     * He was _full_ of anger.
>     * The knight was _filled_ with courage.
>   * **actions**
>     * A room _full_ of applause.
>     * The party was _filled_ with laughter.
>   * **attributes**
>     * Her garden is _full_ of beauty.
>

  
What are the most natural ways to express the fullness of these types of
_quantities_?




Yes, 一杯 is also used for "conceptually" full. As far as I know, 一杯 can work as
an adjective, adverb or noun, and easily correlates to the english "full."
However, when you used "filled," you are using a verb, and in those sentences
perhaps another word would work better (I do not know if all emotions/mental
states can be used with 一杯) . Though I can imagine a competent sentence
constructed using 一杯 to approximate the meaning you are expressing with
"filled," there are other expression and words that would work better. As a
word of advice, it is not so helpful to seek direct correlations between words
of languages as disparate as English and Japanese.

"Full of anger" is one phrase that correlates nicely to the Japanese
怒りに満ちて［でいっぱいになって］いる

> 彼の心はくすぶる怒りと復讐心でいっぱいだった。He was full of smouldering anger and revengefulness.

See also:
[http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=full+of+anger&ref=sa](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=full+of+anger&ref=sa)

Other related common words:

> 目一杯 【めいっぱい】 (adj-na,adv,n) with all one's might
>
> 精一杯(P); 精いっぱい 【せいいっぱい】 (n-adv) with all one's might;
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>     その速さで精一杯ですか。  Is that as fast as you can go?
>  
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>
> 腹一杯(P); 腹いっぱい 【はらいっぱい】 (adv,n) bellyful; full stomach; to one's heart's
> content;
>
> 力一杯(P); 力いっぱい 【ちからいっぱい】 (n-adv) with might and main; with all one's
> strength;
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>     彼は力いっぱい引っ張ったが、岩はびくともしなかった。He pulled with all his strength but the rock
> would not move.
>  
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>
> 元気一杯; 元気いっぱい 【げんきいっぱい】 (adj-na,adv,n) brimming with health (vigor); full of
> vitality; full of health
>
> 手一杯; 手いっぱい 【ていっぱい】 (adj-na,n) having one's hands full; not having any room
> to do more; at the limit
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>      彼は砂を手いっぱいにすくいあげた。    He scooped up sand by the handful.
>  
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