- きんちょうかん
- きんちょうかん【緊張感】a feeling [an air, an atmosphere] of tension; a tense atmosphere; tension; tenseness; nervousness.
●緊張感が高まる a feeling [an air, an atmosphere] of tension builds up
・緊張感がみなぎっている. The air is full of tension.
・緊張感がただよう (an atmosphere of) tension runs through 《a meeting》
・緊張感がない feel no tension [tenseness, nervousness]; have no feeling [air, atmosphere] of tension.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.