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冷戦の緊張が高まった。

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冷戦 緊張 高まった

English Translation

Cold-war tension has mounted.

Furigana

冷戦(れいせん)緊張(きんちょう)(たか)まった。

Romanji

Reisen no kinchō ga takamatta.

Words

冷戦 (れいせん)
cold war
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
緊張 (きんちょう)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
高まる (たかまる)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted

Kanji

Readings: レイ、 つめ.たい、 ひ.える、 ひ.や、 ひ.ややか、 ひ.やす、 ひ.やかす、 さ.める、 さ.ます
Meanings: cool, cold (beer, person), chill
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: キン、 し.める、 し.まる
Meanings: tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight
Readings: チョウ、 は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り
Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive