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削る けずる N2

  1. to erode; to pare; to plane; to scrape off; to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to whittle
  2. to curtail; to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to reduce
  3. to cross out; to delete; to erase; to remove; to strike out

削る はつる

  1. to shave off (esp. concrete)
  2. to take a cut; to take a percentage

予算を削る よさんをけずる

  1. to curtail a budget

しのぎを削る しのぎをけずる

  1. to compete ruthlessly; to sharpen swords

身を削る みをけずる

  1. to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

命を削る いのちをけずる

  1. to hasten one's death; to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.)
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