緩ゆるみ

noun

slack; looseness; play

Refers to physical slack in ropes, belts, or mechanical parts, or metaphorical looseness in discipline or attention. Compare たるみ for sagging or drooping slackness.

See also: たるみ

• ロープの緩ゆるみを取とってください。

  Please take up the slack in the rope.

• 気きの緩ゆるみが事じ故こにつながる。

  A lapse in attention can lead to an accident.