すり減らす

すりへらす

to wear away, to rub down, to abrade

神経をすり減らす

しんけいをすりへらす

to fray one's nerves, to wear out one's nerves, to frazzle one's nerves, to be a nervous wreck

減

げん

reduction

減少（する）

げんしょう（する）

decrease

減らず口

へらずぐち

impudent talk, speaking without thinking, continuing talking even after one has lost an argument, (getting in) the last word, talking back, needless retort

人減らし

ひとべらし ひとへらし

personnel cut, labor cut, labour cut

口減らし

くちべらし

giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty), reducing the number of mouths

減らし目

へらしめ

decreasing the number of stitches (knitting)

減収減益

げんしゅうげんえき

decrease in income and profit

減色

げんしょく

reduced colours, reduced colors

減感

げんかん

desensitization, hyposensitization

激減

げきげん

dropping sharply, decreasing rapidly

減給

げんきゅう

pay cut, salary cut

急減

きゅうげん

sudden decrease

減退

げんたい

decline, ebb, failure, decay, decrease, loss

減額

げんがく

reduction, diminution, abatement

減債

げんさい

partial payment of a debt, reduction of a debt

減配

げんぱい

reduction in a dividend, smaller ration

減殺

げんさい

lessening, diminishing, reducing