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)