Meaning of 削粕滓 in Japanese
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Definition of 削粕滓
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(v5r, vt) to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off
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to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.); to curtail; to cut down
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to cross out; to reduce; to curtail; to remove; to erase; to delete
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(v5r, vt) to cut down little by little
私はナイフで鉛筆を削った。
I sharpened a pencil with a knife.
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to take a percentage
彼の名前はリストから削られた。
He was struck off the list.
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(n) dregs; sediment; grounds; meal; by-product
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lees (esp. sake)
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dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross