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

人口減

じんこうげん

population decrease

口ずから

くちずから

personally

口の減らない

くちのへらない

always having a comeback (often used derogatorily), fast-talking

口が減らない

くちがへらない

fast-talking, always having another argument ready, not able to keep one's mouth shut, never at a loss for words

人口減少

じんこうげんしょう

depopulation, falling population, decrease in population, population decline

減ずる

げんずる

to decrease, to reduce, to subtract

減らす

へらす

to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten

口ずさむ

くちずさむ

to hum, to sing to oneself, to compose impromptu (poems)

減衰ひずみ

げんすいひずみ

attenuation distortion

ずらずら

in succession, in an endless stream, continuing without pause or interruption

減

げん

reduction

人減らし

ひとべらし ひとへらし

personnel cut, labor cut, labour cut

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

死一等を減ずる

しいっとうをげんずる

to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment

知らず知らず

しらずしらず

unconsciously, unwittingly, unawares

すり減らす

すりへらす

to wear away, to rub down, to abrade

口馴らし

くちならし

accustoming oneself to a certain taste, oral drill