先さき細ぼそり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, na-adjective

dwindling; declining; diminishing

Describes a gradual decrease in scale, volume, prospects, or momentum. Often used for economic trends, budgets, or future outlooks.

• 景けい気きの先さき行ゆきは先さき細ぼそりしている。

  The economic outlook is dwindling.

• 予よ算さんが年ねん々ねん先さき細ぼそりになっている。

  The budget is shrinking year by year.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, na-adjective

tapering to a point; narrowing

Physical shape sense: something that becomes gradually thinner toward the end. Less common than the figurative sense.

• この棒ぼうは先さき細ぼそりになっている。

  This stick tapers to a point.