Keyword
reduction
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig391
Readings
げん
(56%)
(43%)
Composed of
water drops
sign of the dog
mouth
Used in vocabulary (223 in total)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
Examples (115 in total)
The pain has lessened a little.
If you get married, you'll likely have less free time.
If you're hungry, eat.
"I'm getting hungry." "Me, too." "Let's eat." "OK."
I only ordered coffee, since I wasn't hungry.
How many kilograms did you lose?
I'm about tired of this quiet life.
It's dangerous to fool around with electricity.
She has lost weight.
I've lost weight recently.
I haven't lost weight.
What do you think the best way to lose weight is?
My doctor told me that I needed to lose some weight.
The doctor told him to cut down on smoking.
She is trying to lose weight.
We can cut down on our use of energy.
I'd like to spend less time at work and more time at home.
I want to lose weight.
I have started skipping lunch with a view to losing weight.
Strangely, the number of students is decreasing each year.
The doctor advised him to cut back on drinking.
The war diminished the wealth of the country.
He tried to reduce his weight.
I can easily give up chocolate to lose weight.
The population of this country is gradually decreasing.
The population of this city has decreased.
My pants are very loose because I've lost a lot of weight.
My income has gone down by 10 percent.
The population of this country is gradually diminishing.
The population of this village had decreased.
In this country the average number of children per family fell from 2 to 1.5.
Japan's consumption of rice is decreasing.
We need to reduce the demand for energy.
I lost weight this week.
She tasted the cake to see if it was sweet enough.
There were fewer accidents this year than last.
She's lost a lot of weight since she went on a diet.
Though he dieted, he still could not lose weight.
He told me that he was hungry.
I ate it because I was hungry.
The point is that they are hungry.
When you rely on the team too much, it may reduce your individual competitive instincts.
The number of members decreased to five.
The members decreased by 50 to 400.
Stop. That's enough.
He wanted to reduce the tax on imports.
Fiona's letters were becoming less and less frequent.
How would you like your steak?
The noise lessened gradually.
If there weren't so many taxis, there would be fewer traffic accidents.
Tom hadn't eaten anything the whole day and was very hungry.
You'd better get up, it's already 11 AM!
She has spent hours at the gym trying to lose weight.
She spends many hours at the gym to lose weight.
Why don't you quit being so stubborn and instead try to make up with him?
Recently, the dignity and importance of the Japanese father has diminished.
I'm hungry all the time.
I'm kind of hungry.
Tom says he's hungry.
The value of this book has been halved.
The population of this city is decreasing every year.
The number of students is decreasing year by year.
The population of the town decreases year by year.
Food packaging reduces spoilage.
Mary decreased her waist size by swimming every day.
Our sales are decreasing.
Try to lose weight by jogging.
The boxer lost his weight for the match.
You still have a crush on Tom? Give it up already.
At night, the trains run less frequently.
As is evident from the data, smoking is not decreasing among the young.
We explored all possible ways of cutting expenditures.
She wants to lose weight because she is overweight.
We have to cut down our monthly expenses.
Sudden decrease in appetite is sometimes a sign of illness.
This material never wears out.
Your tires are worn out.
Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.
My shoes are worn out.
My children wear out their shoes quickly.
We have cut back production by 20%.
In Tokyo, wild birds are decreasing in number year by year.
At what heat should I cook this?
If you want to lose weight, you should cut down on between-meal snacks.
Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.
This is a good exercise to help you lose weight.
Tom lost seventy pounds.
Losing weight isn't easy.
The company went out of business after many years of declining profits.
Why has the birthrate declined so sharply?
Japan will need more labor to cope with its declining birthrate.
Some people think that eating grapefruit with every meal will help you lose weight.
A recent survey shows that the number of smokers is decreasing.
This figure is a mirror of the decrease in imports of crude oil.
She decided to drink water instead of soft drinks in order to lose weight.
He advocated reduction of taxes.
The government has declared its intention to reduce taxes.
The plan announced Tuesday calls for $54 billion in tax cuts.
I'm very much in favor of cutting taxes.
The House cut the budget for foreign aid.
You smoke too much. You should cut back.
They will cut down on their expenses.
The new law is expected to cut air pollution by 60%.
Production of rice has decreased.
The tuna catch is declining.
I have had quite enough of his jokes.
The boxer had to lose weight for the title match.
Reducing the budget deficit is a major concern of the government.
Since I installed solar panels on my house, my energy bill has been cut in half.
Tax cuts are often used as a major fiscal tool to stimulate the economy.
The company laid off twenty percent of its work force; therefore, expenses decreased.
As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.
Obstetric care in crisis as the number of obstetricians continues to fall.
Japanese corporations are slashing their capital spending programs.
The opposition party put forward a bill to reduce income tax.