緩める

ゆるめる

弛める

[yurumeru]

Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to loosen; to slacken

2.IchidanTransitive

to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)

3.IchidanTransitive

to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)

4.IchidanTransitive

to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up

5.IchidanTransitive

to make more gradual (of a slope)

食後にベルトを少し緩めてください。

Please loosen your belt a little.

規制を緩めるべきだという意見がある。

There are opinions that regulations should be relaxed.

ネジを少し緩めてみた。

I tried loosening the screw a little.