How to say less in Japanese

レスRESU☆ Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

suffix noun:

  • -less

noun:

adjectival noun / noun:

Example Sentences

本書honshoのno欠点kettenはha、既婚者kikonshaであるdearu著者choshaがga非婚hikonをwoすすめてsusumeteもmo、説得力settokuryokuをwo欠くkaku事kotoであるdearu。
The weak point of this book is that it's less than persuasive when the married author recommends not being married.
横向きyokomukiにni寝るneruとto「いびき」をかきibiki’wokakiにくいnikui？
Is snoring less likely if you sleep on your side?
ピアニストPIANISUTOのnoバッハBAHHA弾きhajikiがga減っているhetteiruのnoではないdehanaiかka。
Haven't Bach-playing pianists become less common of late?
私watashiはhaもっとmotto敵tekiのno抵抗teikouがgaあるaruとto踏んでた踏ndetaんだndaけどkedo、むしろmushiro中枢chuusuuにni進むsusumuほどhodo敵tekiがga減ってhetteきてるkiteru・・・。おかしいokashiiとto思わないomowanaiかしらkashira？
I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?
彼女kanojoはha兄aniにni勝るmasaruとtoもmo劣らぬotoranuくらいkurai英語eigoがga上手jouzuだda。
She is good at speaking English, no less so than her brother.

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