Illustration: In a Japanese school gym, a basketball player stands at the free-throw line gripping the ball with stiff fingers. Teammates cluster beyond the lane, leaning forward with hopeful faces and clasped hands, while the coach watches intently from the sideline.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

プレッシャー

puresshaa

pressure

Example sentences

  1. プレッシャーに負まけるな。

    Don’t submit to pressure!

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  2. それって、すごいプレッシャー。

    That’s a lot of pressure.

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  3. ボスにプレッシャーをかけられている。

    I’ve come under pressure from my boss.

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