| to shorten |
詰める [つめる]
/(v1,vt) (1) to stuff into/to jam/to cram/to pack/to fill/to plug/to stop up/(v1,vt,vi) (2) to shorten/to move closer together/(v1,vt) (3) to reduce (spending)/to conserve/(v1,vt,vi) (4) (usu. as 根を詰める) (See 根を詰める) to focus intently on/to strain oneself to do/(v1,vt) (5) to work out (details)/(v1,vi) (6) to be on duty/to be stationed/(v1,vt) (7) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi)/to trap/to checkmate/(8) (the meaning "to jam one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai) (See 指を詰める・1) to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology)/to jam (one's finger in a door, etc.)/(suf,v1) (9) to continue .../to keep doing ... without a break/(10) to do ... completely/to do ... thoroughly/(11) to force someone into a difficult situation by .../(P)/EntL1226510X/
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減らす [へらす]
/(v5s,vt) to abate/to decrease/to diminish/to shorten/(P)/EntL1263110X/
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縮める [ちぢめる]
/(v1,vt) to shorten/to reduce/to boil down/to shrink/(P)/EntL1337570X/
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縮まる [ちぢまる]
/(v5r,vi) to shorten/to narrow/to close/(P)/EntL1337540X/
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切り詰める;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/EntL1384000X/
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約める [つづめる]
/(v1,vt) to abridge/to shorten/to economize/EntL2065310X/
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約する [やくする]
/(vs-s,vt) (1) {math} to promise/(2) to abridge/to simplify/to shorten/(3) to reduce/EntL2513840/ |