noun:

• boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content); boiled-down sake; boiled-down mirin

noun:

• bulbous bow (on a ship to reduce drag) ➜ 球状船首

noun / ~する noun:

• light reduction

~する noun:

• to reduce illumination

noun:

• carry-back; bringing the ball back to one's own position (in rugby) - Sports term
• carryback; carrying over a deduction or credit from a prior year to the current year (to reduce income tax) - Economics term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to lose; to be defeated
• to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ［負ける］
• to be inferior to ［負ける］
• to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ［負ける］ ➜ 気触れる【かぶれる】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free ［負ける］

expression:

• don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility) - proverb

noun:

• draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh ［いけじめ］
• fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport) - esp. いけしめ
• killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank - esp. いけしめ

noun:

• draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh ［いきじめ］ ➜ 活け締め【いけじめ】
• fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport) - esp. いきしめ ➜ 活け締め【いけじめ】
• killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank - esp. いきしめ ➜ 活け締め【いけじめ】