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Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.
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chuushoukigyou
noun
  1. small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
chuushou
no adjective
  1. small and medium
kigyou
noun
  1. enterprise; business; company; corporation
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ikinokoru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to survive
tameni
conjunction
  1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. because of; as a result of
tame
noun, adverb
  1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. consequence; result; effect
  4. affecting; regarding; concerning
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
jitto
adverb, suru verb
  1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still (じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.)
  2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)
  3. patiently (endure); stoically
  4. firmly (e.g. hold); restrained
taeru

te-form

taete
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave
  2. to be fit for; to be equal to
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iku

Provisional Present Indicative Negative Form

ikanakereba
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
naru

Polite Present Indicative Negative Form

narimasen
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)

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