to reduce 引き下げる [ひきさげる] /(v1,vt) to pull down/to lower/to reduce/to withdraw/(P)/ ------- 引下げる [ひきさげる] /(io) (v1,vt) to pull down/to lower/to reduce/to withdraw/(P)/ ------- 詰める [つめる] /(v1,vt) (1) to stuff into/to jam/to cram/to pack/to fill/to plug/to stop up/(v1,vt,vi) (2) to shorten/to move closer together/(v1,vt) (3) to reduce (spending)/to conserve/(v1,vt,vi) (4) to focus intently on/to strain oneself to do/(v1,vt) (5) to work out (details)/(v1,vi) (6) to be on duty/to be stationed/(v1,vt) (7) to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi)/to trap/to checkmate/(8) to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology)/to jam (one's finger in a door, etc.)/(suf,v1) (9) to continue .../to keep doing ... without a break/(10) to do ... completely/to do ... thoroughly/(11) to force someone into a difficult situation by .../(P)/ ------- 狭める [せばめる] /(v1,vt) to narrow/to reduce/to contract/(P)/ ------- 減じる [げんじる] /(v1,vi) to subtract/to deduct/to reduce/to decrease/ ------- 減ずる [げんずる] /(vz,vi) to decrease/to reduce/to subtract/ ------- 削ぐ [そぐ] /(v5g) (1) to chip/to slice off/to sharpen/(2) to thin down/to reduce/to weaken/ ------- 削る [けずる] /(v5r,vt) (1) to shave (wood or leather)/to sharpen/to plane/to whittle/to pare/to scrape off/(2) to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.)/to curtail/to cut down/(3) to cross out/to reduce/to curtail/to remove/to erase/to delete/(P)/ ------- 殺ぐ [そぐ] /(v5g) (1) to chip/to slice off/to sharpen/(2) to thin down/to reduce/to weaken/ ------- 縮める [ちぢめる] /(v1,vt) to shorten/to reduce/to boil down/to shrink/(P)/ ------- 切り下げる [きりさげる] /(v1,vt) (1) to cut down/to prune/to reduce/to cut and hang down/to cut shorter/(2) to round down (e.g. fraction)/ ------- 切り詰める [きりつめる] /(v1,vt) (1) to shorten/to cut short/to trim/(2) to cut down on/to reduce/to economize/to economise/ ------- 切る [きる] /(suf,v5r,vt) (1) to cut (usu. to cut through)/(2) to sever (connections, ties)/(3) to turn off (i.e. the light)/(4) to terminate (i.e. a conversation)/to hang up (the phone)/to disconnect/(5) to punch (a ticket)/to tear off (a stub)/(6) to open (something sealed)/(7) to start/(8) to set (a limit)/(9) to reduce/to decrease/to discount/(10) to shake off (water, etc.)/to let drip-dry (or drain)/(11) to cross/(12) to do (something noticeable)/(13) to turn (a vehicle)/(14) to cut (the ball)/(15) to shuffle (cards)/(16) to trump/(17) (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone)/(suf,v5r) (18) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish/to complete/(P)/ ------- 切詰める [きりつめる] /(v1,vt) (1) to shorten/to cut short/to trim/(2) to cut down on/to reduce/to economize/to economise/ ------- 約する [やくする] /(vs-s,vt) (1) (math) to promise/(2) to abridge/to simplify/to shorten/(3) to reduce/ ------- 落とす [おとす] /(v5s,vt) (1) to drop/to lose/to let fall/to shed (light)/to cast (one's gaze)/to pour in (liquid)/to leave behind/(2) to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.)/to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair)/to lose/to spend money at a certain place/to omit/to leave out/to secretly let escape/(3) to lose (a match)/to reject (an applicant)/to fail (a course)/to defeat (in an election)/(4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)/to lessen (e.g. production or body weight)/to worsen (quality)/to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity)/to speak badly of/to make light of/to fall into straitened circumstances/(5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin)/to make one's own/to have one's bid accepted/to force surrender/to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle)/to forcefully convince/to press for a confession/to deal with/(6) (comp) to download/to copy from a computer to another medium/(7) (MA) to make someone swoon (judo)/(8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)/(9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)/(P)/ ------- 落す [おとす] /(v5s,vt) (1) to drop/to lose/to let fall/to shed (light)/to cast (one's gaze)/to pour in (liquid)/to leave behind/(2) to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.)/to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair)/to lose/to spend money at a certain place/to omit/to leave out/to secretly let escape/(3) to lose (a match)/to reject (an applicant)/to fail (a course)/to defeat (in an election)/(4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)/to lessen (e.g. production or body weight)/to worsen (quality)/to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity)/to speak badly of/to make light of/to fall into straitened circumstances/(5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin)/to make one's own/to have one's bid accepted/to force surrender/to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle)/to forcefully convince/to press for a confession/to deal with/(6) (comp) to download/to copy from a computer to another medium/(7) (MA) to make someone swoon (judo)/(8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)/(9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)/ ------- 梳る [けずる] /(v5r,vt) (1) to shave (wood or leather)/to sharpen/to plane/to whittle/to pare/to scrape off/(2) to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.)/to curtail/to cut down/(3) to cross out/to reduce/to curtail/to remove/to erase/to delete/ |