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
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
decrease; reduction; decline
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
reduction by half; halving
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
cut; reduction; curtailment
subtracting points; points deducted
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to be worn down; to be reduced
attenuation; damping; decay
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
increase and decrease; fluctuation
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
water temperature (esp. bath)
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to be worn down; to be reduced
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
reduction; diminution; abatement
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
always having a comeback; fast-talking
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
salary reduction; salary cut
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
lessening; diminishing; reducing
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
cost reduction; cost saving
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
to be worn down; to be reduced
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
gradual decrease; decline
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
decrease in appetite; loss of appetite
an army marches on its stomach; (lit.) you can't fight on an empty stomach
fall; decrease (in income)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
gradual decrease; gradual diminution
weight loss; weight reduction; weight decrease
the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
reduction of salt; sodium restriction
decrease; diminution; loss; impairment
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
decompression sickness; the bends
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
to slim down; to lose weight
reduction in service (flights, buses, etc.)
reduction; diminishment; contraction
nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)
slight reduction; small decrease
attenuation (factor, rate)
sharp reduction; drastic cut
price reduction; depreciation; abatement
natural disaster reduction; reduction of the effects of a natural disaster
reduction; weakening; attenuation; diminution; diminishment; lessening
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
light reduction; dimming of a light
to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment
relief measure; mitigation measure
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
demerit system; points-off system
amortization fund; amortisation fund; sinking fund
depreciation cost; depreciation expense
decrease in income and profit
temperature and flavor (of tea)
decreasing in number; subtrahend
force reduction; troop reduction
reduction in a dividend; smaller ration
reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
sterilization; sterilisation
reduced demand; decline in demand
impudent talk; speaking without thinking; continuing talking even after one has lost an argument; (getting in) the last word; talking back; needless retort
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty; START
tax cut policy; tax reduction policy; tax-abatement policy
policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)
low-salt soy sauce (containing less than 9% salt)
monotonically decreasing sequence
reduction in the use of agricultural chemicals
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; SFTS
reducing the floor space when remodeling a building
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
reduction in friction; lubrication
mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)
decreasing the number of stitches (knitting)
volume reduction; reducing volume
low-salt diet; low-sodium diet
net reduction; net decrease
subtractive mixture colors
reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads); reduction in the amount of private land following a land reallocation; reducing the area of private land to reallocate it to public uses
an army marches on its stomach; (lit.) you can't fight on an empty stomach
reduction in friction; lubrication
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
low-salt soy sauce (containing less than 9% salt)
reduction in area of rice under cultivation
rheostat; potentiometer; adjustable resistor
decrease; reduction; fall
partial payment of a debt; reduction of a debt
poor crop; diminished yield
reduction; mitigation; commutation; demotion
asset-impairment accounting
carbon dioxide reducing obligation
reduced colours; reduced colors
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)
desensitization; hyposensitization
cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; CSF hypovolemia; intracranial hypotension syndrome
law of diminishing marginal utility
law of diminishing returns; law of diminishing marginal returns
law of diminishing marginal product
decompression surgery; surgery under decompression
damping ratio; decay constant
diminished radix complement; radix-minus-one complement
16,800,000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84,000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century)
income tax cut; income tax reduction
reduction in the number of vehicles, carriages, etc.; reduction in vehicle runs (bus, taxi, etc.)
forced reduction of a daimyo's land by the Edo Shogunate; curtailment of a daimyo's domain
leniency policy; addition to Japan's antitrust law that allows lower fines for the first company involved in a cartel, etc. to admit their involvement
selective reduction operation; multifetal pregnancy reduction
selective reduction; multifetal pregnancy reduction
decreasing; diminishing; abating; shortening; impairment
removal (of equipment, facilities, etc.); scaling back; downgrading
reducing dependence on nuclear energy
diminished chord; diminished triad
current decreasing resistor
current reduction (usu. electrical)
reduction (of an allowance, limit, quota, etc.)
rice grown with reduced agricultural chemicals