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The budget was cut to the bone.
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Vocabulary list

hiyou
noun
  1. cost; expense
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
girigirimade
expression
  1. until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
girigiri
na adjective, no adjective, noun, adverb
  1. just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
made
particle
  1. until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. to (a place); as far as
  3. to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. only; merely
kiritsumeru

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

kiritsumerareta

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

kiritsumerareta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to shorten; to cut short; to trim
  2. to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on; to economize; to economise

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