Word Meaning 減る

列車の旅は減る傾向にある。

Travel by train has been on the decrease.

人は腹が減ると腹が立つんだよ。

A hungry man is an angry man.

結婚すれば、自由な時間が減るでしょう。

If you get married, you'll likely have less free time.

なぜだかいつも靴の右側だけすり減るんだ。歩き方が悪いのかな。

For some reason, it's only the right side of my shoes that always wears out. I wonder if I'm walking wrong.

毎食グレープフルーツを食べれば体重が減ると思っている人もいる。

Some people think that eating grapefruit with every meal will help you lose weight.

スーパー等の量販店に押され、魚屋や八百屋といった昔ながらの店は減る一方だ。

Traditional stores, such as greengrocers and fishmongers, are becoming less and less popular due to the rise of supermarkets and other mass retailers.

日本では、学校給食が唯一のまともな食事だという子どもが増えており、給食が食べれなくなる夏休みになると体重が減るという子どもも少なくない。

In Japan, the amount of children whose only decent meal is provided by school is increasing. The amount of children whose weight decreases due to not being able to eat during summer vacation is also substantial.