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精神的な余裕

English translation: mentally exhausted / mentally taxed

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Japanese term or phrase:精神的な余裕がなくなる
English translation:mentally exhausted / mentally taxed
Entered by: Naikei Wong

13:30 Mar 22, 2006
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / psychology
Japanese term or phrase: 精神的な余裕
Can someone give me some ideas for a good expression for this in English? (The phrase is 精神的な余裕がまったくなくなってしまう)
Thank you for any help!
Mari Hodges
Local time: 13:26
mentally exhasuted / mentally taxed
Explanation:
I'll try to take into account what goes into the rest of the sentence, rather than to preserve the expression as a noun phrase. cheers

FYI:

BBC NEWS | Health | How Ellen can cope with epic sail... put under incredible strain, leaving her physically and mentally exhausted. ... Sports psychology consultant Vicki Aitken said the feat, completed on ...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4247969.stm - 39k - Cached - Similar pages

The Development of Gambling Problems: How Does a Gambling Problem ...Current folder Answers. MORE INFO. Web4Health: Health and psychology ... In this phase, gamblers can become physically and mentally exhausted and they feel ...
web4health.info/en/answers/add-gambling-how.htm - 24k - Cached - Similar pages

The Living Church Foundation... people become physically ill and mentally taxed, even depressed ... Gurney, CEO of Financial Psychology Corp., Sarasota ... about it threatens your health,” the site ...
livingchurch.org/flviewarticle.asp?ID=1238 - 16k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 20 mins (2006-03-22 13:50:36 GMT)
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correction: mentally exhausted...
Selected response from:

Naikei Wong
Local time: 00:26
Grading comment
I think this works the best, but I also like 'composure.' Thank you everone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1calmness/level headedness
humbird
2 +3mentally exhasuted / mentally taxed
Naikei Wong
2 +2mental (emotional) latitude/leeway
KathyT
4 -1spiritual leeway
IC --
2mental footing
Kurt Hammond
3 -1moral leeway
Karen Bloom (X)
2spiritual/mental composure
V N Ganesh


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
mental footing


Explanation:
Just one idea...
You probably understand that the phrase has to do with your mental health and the ability to remain in good mental health or with a healthy mind and heart to deal with any difficulties.

Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 09:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mental (emotional) latitude/leeway


Explanation:
I realize that 神経的 is traditionally translated as "nervous" or neurotic, but IMHO it sounds kinda ridiculous in this type of nuance.
Anyway, good luck!

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 02:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  catlover
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, catlover (-:
agree  michiko tsum (X)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michiko-san (-:
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mentally exhasuted / mentally taxed


Explanation:
I'll try to take into account what goes into the rest of the sentence, rather than to preserve the expression as a noun phrase. cheers

FYI:

BBC NEWS | Health | How Ellen can cope with epic sail... put under incredible strain, leaving her physically and mentally exhausted. ... Sports psychology consultant Vicki Aitken said the feat, completed on ...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4247969.stm - 39k - Cached - Similar pages

The Development of Gambling Problems: How Does a Gambling Problem ...Current folder Answers. MORE INFO. Web4Health: Health and psychology ... In this phase, gamblers can become physically and mentally exhausted and they feel ...
web4health.info/en/answers/add-gambling-how.htm - 24k - Cached - Similar pages

The Living Church Foundation... people become physically ill and mentally taxed, even depressed ... Gurney, CEO of Financial Psychology Corp., Sarasota ... about it threatens your health,” the site ...
livingchurch.org/flviewarticle.asp?ID=1238 - 16k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 20 mins (2006-03-22 13:50:36 GMT)
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correction: mentally exhausted...

Naikei Wong
Local time: 00:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
I think this works the best, but I also like 'composure.' Thank you everone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  IC --: 精神的な余裕がまったくなくなってしまう= mentally exhasuted / mentally taxed。
4 mins
  -> merci! I have explained my reasons in the text... "mental extra-something" (n.), for example, is not typically used in English
agree  michiko tsum (X)
4 hrs
  -> thank you again Tsumura-san!
agree  KathyT: Yes, this works really well I think with the addition of the negative ～がなくなる... // (-:
8 hrs
  -> thank you for sharing, KathyT-san...:)
agree  uorushu99: I like this better than "lose level-headedness" or "lose mental composure" because it refers more to a health danger than to just an emotional outburst. In the examples you gave above, it fits perfectly. watch spelling -- "exhausted"
14 days
  -> Thank you Caroline - I missed out your comments. Sorry about that! Have a nice week.
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
spiritual leeway


Explanation:
精神的 = spiritual

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Note added at 37 mins (2006-03-22 14:08:01 GMT)
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or

mental freedom

IC --
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  humbird: Hello icg. I must disagree. Please read my answer.
2 hrs
  -> Thankyou for dropping by... I have also added "mental freedom" later on as well, it is not too far from yours I think...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
moral leeway


Explanation:
I wonder whether 'moral' might be better than mental, although it depends on the meaning of the sentences before and after.

Karen Bloom (X)
Local time: 18:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  humbird: Hi Karen, with all due respect, I must say this is nothing to do "moral' or not even "morale".
52 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
calmness/level headedness


Explanation:
精神的な余裕 is very Japanese expression. While Japanese culture values 精神 and holds it in high place in their value system, this 精神 itself in Western sense, nothing or very little to do with "spirit" or "soul".
For this reason I am quite certain what 精神的な余裕 means is strictly a matter of mental state.
Then what is 余裕? It is again a state of mind, which in this case or most other cases "to stay/remain calm and level-headed".
Thus, 精神的な余裕がまったくなくなってしまう means you become upset by some minor or major thing, thereby become vulnerable to make a wrong decision.
This expression is used in conversation/sentence as admonition not to run into such a mental state.


humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  michiko tsum (X): While I agree with your explanation in whole, I don't think "calmness" is the right word.
1 hr
  -> 心の平静と考えてください。平静でない心からは余裕は生まれませんよ。
agree  conejo: I agree with the explanation.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you conejo.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
spiritual/mental composure


Explanation:
Total Mental composure is the remedy to control this body's vibrational movements ... This will give you the necessary nervous stretch and mental composure. ...
www.shivarudrabalayogi.com/talks/krishna2002.html
The 'mental-emotional symbol': SHK ('Spiritual Composure') is almost certainly a stylised form of the Sanscrit siddham-script character known in Japan as ...
www.geocities.com/fascin8or/reiki_symbols_Buddhist.html


V N Ganesh
Local time: 21:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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