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縮
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to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch
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to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
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elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
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to shorten one's life
Examples
すさんだ生活を送るのは、命を縮めるようなものだ。
Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.
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reduced budget; budgetary austerities
Examples
緊縮財政政策は経済を冷やし過ぎることになるかもしれない。
The fiscal austerity may lead to an overkill of the economy.
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reduction of armaments; disarmament
Examples
君は軍備縮小を支持すべきだ。
You should advocate disarmament.
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Medicine
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS; Lou Gehrig's disease
