to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)

to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down

to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax

to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt

to decrease (e.g. speed)

(of a market price) to go down slightly

to loosen; to slacken

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

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

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

to make more gradual (of a slope)

loose

lenient; lax

gentle (curve, slope, etc.)

slow; weak

soft; not firm

Hokkaido-ben; Touhoku-ben; In the negative as ゆるくない

difficult; hard

lukewarm; tepid

Usu. written as 緩い

lenient

loose; slack

gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed)

lenient; liberal; lax

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

slow; sluggish; dull; slack; inactive

lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy

unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time