LingakuFrequency rank: 15,219. – 15,266.
- reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb; intransitive verb
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He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.
A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.
The shrinking of the domestic market has been blamed on inflation.
Corporations are downsizing and reducing the amount of profits they put back into R&D.
9. かつて曾てはきごう『へいわ平和きごう』のためにぐんび軍備がかくちょう拡張せられねばならぬといわれた言われた。いま今はきごう『へいわ平和きごう』のためにぐんび軍備がしゅくしょう縮小せられねばならぬといわれる言われる。きごう『へいわ平和きごう』がそれをきいたら聞いたらなん何とこたえる答えるだろう。
It was once said that "peace" called for the expansion of arms. Now it is said that "peace" calls for the reduction of arms. I wonder what "peace" would say if she heard that?