decrease; reduction; decline
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
small number; few; minority
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
infancy; childhood; tender age
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
one's early days; little while
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
too few; too little; insufficient
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
assistant director of a district (ritsuryo system)
small number of children (per family); low birth rate; youngest child (in the family)
exceedingly little; exceedingly few; scanty; paltry; puny
the rising generation; children
small favors; small favours
tropical wet and dry climate; tropical savannah climate
inspector (of the Dazaifu)
men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryo system)
men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryo system)