[ngūat] (v) EN: dry out ; decrease ; diminish ; lesson ; reduce ; become almost dry ; be at a premium ; be in low supply ; be dwindling ; be tightFR: assécher : être à sec ; décroître ; être serré
n. the act or process of becoming gradually less until little remains; as, there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family. Syn. -- dwindling away. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[しょうしこうれいか, shoushikoureika](n) (See 少子化, 高齢化) decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity[Add to Longdo]