Illustration: At a Japanese school table-tennis match, a player pauses after a difficult rally with one hand resting lightly on the upper chest, eyes gently closed, and shoulders settling during a slow breath. The paddle hangs loosely in the other hand.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

メンタル

mentaru

mental state, resilience

Example sentences

  1. 明日あしたから強化合宿きょうかがっしゅくに入はいるんですが、強化きょうかするのは体力面たいりょくめんではなく、メンタルの部分ぶぶんです。

    I’m going to a training camp tomorrow. However it’s not the physical side that I’ll be training, but the mental.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. メンタルがなってない

    not mentally resilient enough

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. メンタルをコントロールすることが一流いちりゅうのピッチャーの条件じょうけん。

    Being able to control your mental state is a requirement for a top pitcher.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

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