Shirabe

緊張きんちょう

Common Noun Irregular Intransitive
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb tension;strain;nervousness;stress
「僕、飛行機に乗るのはこれが初めてなんだ。緊張するよ」と博がいいます。
"This is my first flight. I'm nervous," says Hiroshi.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
冷戦の緊張が高まった。
Cold-war tension has mounted.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) physiology tonus;muscle tone
English jmdict
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) yojijukugo easing of tensions;detente;thaw
大統領の演説は世界の緊張緩和を意図したものだった。
The President's speech was calculated to ease world tensions.