to economize 省く [はぶく] /(v5k,vt) to omit/to eliminate/to curtail/to economize/to economise/(P)/ ------- 切詰める [きりつめる] /(v1,vt) (1) to shorten/to cut short/to trim/(2) to cut down on/to reduce/to economize/to economise/ ------- 切り詰める [きりつめる] /(v1,vt) (1) to shorten/to cut short/to trim/(2) to cut down on/to reduce/to economize/to economise/ ------- 締める [しめる] /(v1,vt) (1) to tie/to fasten/(2) to total/to sum/(3) to be strict with/(4) to economize (economise)/to cut down on/(5) to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt/(P)/ ------- 約める [つづめる] /(v1,vt) to abridge/to shorten/to economize/ |