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縮
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withering; shrivelling; shrinking
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Medicine
contraction; atrophy
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condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration
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Physics
condensation (of a vapour or gas)
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concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
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expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
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elasticity
Examples
この水着は伸縮性のある素材でできている。
This swimming suit is made of elastic material.
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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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Abbreviation
reduction of armaments; disarmament
Examples
軍縮は必ずや平和に寄与する。
Disarmament is sure to make for peace.
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Intransitive verb
tightening; shrinkage; contraction; constriction
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(economic) curtailment; retrenchment; austerity; cutting down (on spending)
