日本語道場
Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2
N2
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Shrink; contract; reduce; shorten
Compounds
compression, condensation, condensing, shortening, summarizing
(Polite) "I'm much obliged" / "I'm sorry to trouble you", feeling (much) obliged, being (very) grateful, being thankful, feeling sorry (for troubling someone)
tightening, shrinkage, contraction, constriction
reduction of armaments, disarmament
contraction, shrinking, shrinkage, constriction
to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink
to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
expansion and contraction, elasticity, flexibility
reduction, downsizing, scaling down
shortening, curtailment
Example sentences
It's a situation where we can only reduce the budget.
I felt as if my life had been shortened.
I'm going to make reduced copies.
My jeans shrank in the wash.
I'm ashamed to tell such a muddled story in this dreary, rainy season, but please bear with me for a while.
They are demanding shorter working hours.
He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.
We abbreviate Sunday to Sun.