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もう一踏ん張り【もうひとふんばりmouhitofunbari】もうひと踏ん張り

expression:

  • holding out a little longer
こちどりkochidori《小千鳥》コチドリKOCHIDORI

noun:

  • little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
大男総身に知恵が回り兼ね【おおおとこそうみにちえがまわりかねoootokosouminichiegamawarikane】大男総身に知恵が回りかね

expression:

  • big heads have little wit - proverb
ちゃっとchatto

adverb:

  • swiftly; rapidly; promptly; nimbly - onomatopoeia - archaism
  • a little; somewhat - archaism ➜ ちょっと
ぽっちpotchi

suffix:

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

noun:

  • stud; chad
小洒落たateji【こじゃれたkojareta】小じゃれた

noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • a little stylish; chic; trendy
かすkasu《滓・粕・糟》カスKASU

noun:

  • dregs; sediment; grounds; meal
  • lees (esp. sake) - often 粕
  • leftovers; by-product
  • worthless item; thing of little to no value
  • dregs (e.g. of society); scum; dross
  • card only worth 1 point (in hanafuda) ➜ カス札
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.

ほのかhonoka☆《仄か・側か》 Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • faint; indistinct; dim
  • few; a little - archaism
末枯れ【うらがれuragare】

noun:

  • dying of the little twigs and branches
空身【からみkarami】

noun:

  • traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
小戻す【こもどすkomodosu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to rally a little (e.g. market)
大きめ【おおきめookime】大き目

~の noun:

  • largish; biggish; a little bit larger
取るに足りない【とるにたりないtorunitarinai】とるに足りない Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
風台風【かぜたいふうkazetaifuu】

noun:

  • typhoon with severe wind (and little rain) ➜ 雨台風
狭に【せにseni】

expression / adverb:

  • with little space remaining; being almost full - used as 〜も狭に - archaism
蝸廬【かろkaro】

noun:

  • little house; my humble home - humble language
  • snail shell - original meaning
先ほど来【さきほどらいsakihodorai】先程来・先ほどらい

adverb:

  • since a little while ago
小皇帝【しょうこうていshoukoutei】

noun:

  • little emperor; spoilt only child (in China)
がきんちょgakincho《餓鬼んちょ》ガキンチョGAKINCHO・ガキんちょGAKIncho

noun:

  • brat; kid; urchin; little devil - colloquialism ➜ 餓鬼
じりじりjirijiri・ジリジリJIRIJIRI・ぢりぢりjirijiri・ヂリヂリJIRIJIRI Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit - onomatopoeia
  • irritatedly; impatiently - onomatopoeia
  • scorchingly (of the sun) - onomatopoeia
  • sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil) - onomatopoeia
  • sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc. - onomatopoeia
  • oozing out (oil, sweat, etc.); seeping out - onomatopoeia
期待薄【きたいうすkitaiusu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • not to be depended on; of little hope

だからdakara今imaはha降参kousanねne。他にtaniもmoまだmada調べてshirabeteはhaみるmiruけどkedo・・・期待薄kitaiusuだdaとto思うomou。 Therefore I'm giving up for now. I'll still try to check out other possibilities but ... I think hopes are slim.

ほろ酔い加減【ほろよいかげんhoroyoikagen】

expression:

  • state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
煮返し酢【にかえしずnikaeshizu】

noun:

  • vinegar simmered with a little bit of salt - Food term
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.

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