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JLPTN5
ちょっとchotto☆・ちょとchoto《一寸ateji・鳥渡ateji》チョットCHOTTO・ちょいとchoito・チョッとCHOtto

adverb:

  • a little; a bit; slightly
  • just a minute; for a moment; briefly
  • somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
  • (not) easily; (not) readily - before a verb in negative form

interjection:

  • hey!; excuse me

ネクタイNEKUTAIをwo締めるshimeru間ma、ちょっとchottoじっとjittoしてshiteねne。 Hold still a moment while I fix your tie.

このkono机tsukueはha私watashiにはnihaちょっとchotto低いhikui。 This desk is a little low for me.

それsore以上ijouのno仕事shigotoはhaちょっとchotto見つからないmitsukaranaiだろうdarou。 You won't find a better job in a hurry.

ちょっとchotto、そこsokoのnoきみkimi！ Hey, you there!

JLPTN3
ややyaya☆《稍・漸》

adverb / noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while

このkono学校gakkouはha規律kiritsuがgaややyaya緩やかyuruyakaだda。 Discipline is rather mild at this school.

いささかisasaka☆《些か・聊か・聊irr.・些さかirr.》 Inflection

adverb / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

ここだけの話kokodakenohanashiだdaがga、彼kareはhaいささかisasaka間が抜けているmaganuketeiru。 Between you and me, he is rather stupid.

ちょびっとchobitto☆・ちょびとchobito☆

adverb:

  • a little
ちょいchoi

adverb:

ぽっちpotchi

suffix:

  • a little; paltry; piddling; mere - often as っぽっち

noun:

  • stud; chad
ちょこっとchokotto

adverb:

毛ほど【けほどkehodo】毛程

expression / ~の noun:

少許【しょうきょshoukyo】

noun:

  • a little; a few; a bit; a touch; a smidge
ちょっこりchokkori

adverb:

少しく【すこしくsukoshiku】

adverb:

ちょっくらchokkura

adverb:

  • a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute ➜ ちょっと
JLPTN5
少ない☆【すくないsukunai】少いirr.・尠い・寡い Inflection

adjective:

  • few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

このkono病気byoukiにni勝てるkateru人hitoはha少ないsukunai。 Not many survive this disease.

ポーコPOOKO

adverb:

  • poco; a little; somewhat - Music term - From Italian
ちょろっとchorotto

adverb:

  • simply; a little; insufficiently - onomatopoeia
JLPTN3
多少★【たしょうtashou】

adverb / ~の noun:

  • more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some

noun:

  • amount; quantity

若いwakai棋士kishiがga多少tashou、尊大なsondaina感じkanjiになるninaruのnoはhaよくあるyokuaruことkotoでde、 そういうsouiuことkotoはha将棋shougi界kaiにni限ったkagitta話hanashiではないdehanaiでしょうdeshou。 It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.

ぽっちりpotchiri

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • very slightly; a little - onomatopoeia
JLPTN1
若干★【じゃっかんjakkan・そこばくsokobaku・そくばくsokubaku・そこばsokobaobs.】幾許【そこばくsokobaku・そくばくsokubaku】

noun / ~の noun:

  • some; few; a number of; a little (bit)

adverbial noun:

  • somewhat; to a certain extent

~の noun / adverbial noun / noun:

  • many; a lot ［そこばく・そくばく・そこば］ - archaism

公園kouenのnoつつじtsutsujiのno世話sewaをwoするsuru庭師niwashiがga若干jakkan名meiいるiru。 Several gardeners look after the azaleas in the park.

薄々【うすうすusuusu】薄薄

adverb:

  • thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

私watashiはhaかれkareにniあったattaのnoをwo薄々usuusu覚えているoboeteiru。 I vaguely remember meeting him.

JLPTN1
なんだかnandaka☆《何だか》

adverb:

  • (a) little; somewhat; somehow

なんだかnandakaすごくsugoku辛いtsuraiのno。 Somehow it's been a rough day.

JLPTN1
僅少【きんしょうkinshou】 Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun:

  • (a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks) ➜ 僅か
JLPTN2
何分☆【なにぶんnanibun】何ぶん

noun / ~の noun:

  • some; any; (a) little; of some kind; of some sort

adverb:

  • please
  • anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all

なにぶんnanibunこんなkonna辺ぴなhenpina村muraにni住んでいるsundeiruのでnode、めったにmettani客kyakuはha来ないkonai。 Living as I do in a remote village, I seldom have visitors.

JLPTN3
わずかwazuka☆《僅か・纔か》 Inflection

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

  • only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

そこsokoへhe行かなかったikanakatta人hitoはhaわずかwazukaだったdatta。 Only a few people didn't go there.

幾分か【いくぶんかikubunka】

adverb / temporal noun / ~の noun:

いくらかikuraka《幾らか》

adverb / temporal noun / ~の noun:

  • some; (a) little
  • somewhat; to some extent; in part

彼女kanojoはha非常のhijouno場合baaiにni備えてsonaeteいくらかikuraka貯金chokinしたshita。 She put some money away for a rainy day.

クリスマスKURISUMASUがga近づくchikazukuにつれてnitsurete景気keikiはhaいくらかikuraka回復kaifukuしたshita。 With the approach of Christmas, business improved somewhat.

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