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A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed. / A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

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sensation

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Source Word

sensation

IPA(Pronunciation)

/sɛnˈseɪʃən/

Noun

countable uncountable archaic slang

Japanese Meaning

身体に何かが触れることによって生じる感覚、知覚 / 広く注目や興奮を呼び起こす現象、出来事

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When she stepped into the cold water, she felt a sharp sensation along her ankles.

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彼女が冷たい水に足を入れたとき、足首に鋭い感覚が走った。

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Sense（1）

A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.

Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

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Sense（2）

A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

Two or three months more went by; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichbourne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest. […]

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