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
 subtracting points;  points deducted
 reduction;  decrease;  subtraction; (arch.)  reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
 cut;  reduction;  curtailment
 to decrease;  to be reduced;  to reduce;  to lessen;  to subtract;  to deduct
 attenuation;  damping;  decay
 decline;  ebb;  failure;  decay;  decrease;  loss
 condition of fire;  heat level;  fire strength
 increase and decrease;  fluctuation
 reduction of penalty;  commutation of a sentence
 extent of (one's) foolishness;  degree of stupidity
 water temperature (esp. bath)
 decrease;  reduction;  fall;  depreciation;  mitigation
 loss in weight (esp. body weight);  weight reduction;  loss in quantity;  reduction of quantity
 measured amount (esp. of medicine);  dosing;  manner of seasoning;  making adjustments based on experience;  doing something by feel
 seasoning with salt;  amount of salt
 reduction;  diminution;  abatement
 to decrease;  to be reduced;  to reduce;  to lessen;  to subtract;  to deduct
 salary reduction;  salary cut
 lessening;  diminishing;  reducing
 retrenchment;  curtailment;  economy
 depopulation;  falling population;  decrease in population;  population decline
 reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes);  mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
 cost reduction;  cost saving
 state of slight intoxication;  being a little drunk
 dampening (sound);  diminishing (chord, interval)
 gradual decrease;  decline
 burden reduction;  alleviation of a burden
 decrease in appetite;  loss of appetite
 gradual decrease;  gradual diminution
 fall;  decrease (in income)
 weight loss;  weight reduction;  weight decrease
 the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
 price reduction;  depreciation;  abatement
 decompression sickness;  the bends
 cutting down on food intake;  reducing rations;  reducing allowance of food
 decrease;  diminution;  loss;  impairment
 slight reduction;  small decrease
 reduction of salt;  sodium restriction
 nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)
 attenuation (factor, rate)
 sharp reduction;  drastic cut
 reduction;  weakening;  attenuation;  diminution;  diminishment;  lessening
 to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment
 light reduction;  dimming of a light
 reduction;  diminishment;  contraction
 demerit system;  points-off system
 reduction (of crop size);  reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
 amortization fund;  amortisation fund;  sinking fund
 decreasing in number;  subtrahend
 temperature and flavor (of tea)
 depreciation cost;  depreciation expense
 reduction in a dividend;  smaller ration
 force reduction;  troop reduction
 relief measure;  mitigation measure
 reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
 monotonically decreasing sequence
 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty;  START
 policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)
 reduction in the use of agricultural chemicals
 reduction in service (flights, buses, etc.)
 tax cut policy;  tax reduction policy;  tax-abatement policy
 low-salt soy sauce (containing less than 9% salt)
 reduction in friction;  lubrication
 reduced demand;  decline in demand
 subtractive mixture colors
 severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome;  SFTS
 low-salt diet;  low-sodium diet
 mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar)
 net reduction;  net decrease
 decrease in income and profit
 reducing the floor space when remodeling a building
 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
 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)
 reduction in area of rice under cultivation
 decompression surgery;  surgery under decompression
 selective reduction operation;  multifetal pregnancy reduction
 desensitization;  hyposensitization
 law of diminishing marginal product
 Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)
 poor crop;  diminished yield
 diminished chord;  diminished triad
 asset-impairment accounting
 reduced colours;  reduced colors
 law of diminishing marginal utility
 reducing dependence on nuclear energy
 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
 damping ratio;  decay constant
 diminished radix complement;  radix-minus-one complement
 current reduction (usu. electrical)
 carbon dioxide reducing obligation
 income tax cut;  income tax reduction
 cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia;  CSF hypovolemia;  intracranial hypotension syndrome
 reduction in the number of vehicles, carriages, etc.;  reduction in vehicle runs (bus, taxi, etc.)
 current decreasing resistor
 rheostat;  potentiometer;  adjustable resistor
 law of diminishing returns;  law of diminishing marginal returns
 volume reduction;  reducing volume
 reduction;  mitigation;  commutation;  demotion
 removal (of equipment, facilities, etc.);  scaling back;  downgrading
 decreasing;  diminishing;  abating;  shortening;  impairment
 rice grown with reduced agricultural chemicals
 natural disaster reduction;  reduction of the effects of a natural disaster
 reduction (of an allowance, limit, quota, etc.)
 selective reduction;  multifetal pregnancy reduction
 partial payment of a debt;  reduction of a debt
 forced reduction of a daimyo's land by the Edo Shogunate;  curtailment of a daimyo's domain