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少なからず☆【すくなからずsukunakarazu】尠からず

adverb:

  • considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
がきgaki《餓鬼》ガキGAKI

noun:

  • brat; kid; urchin; little devil - colloquialism
  • preta; hungry ghost - orig. meaning - Buddhism term

彼kareはhaしょっちゅうshotchuuガキGAKI仲間nakamaとto街machiでdeたむろしているtamuroshiteiru。 He hangs out a lot with the kids down the street.

少欲【しょうよくshouyoku】小欲・少慾・小慾

noun:

  • (being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness ➜ 大欲
青蠅・青蝿【あおばえaobae・せいようseiyou】蒼蠅・蒼蝿【あおばえaobae・そうようsouyouobs.】

noun:

  • bluebottle fly - colloquialism
  • little pest ［せいよう・そうよう］ - archaism - derogatory term
ぼろかすborokasu《襤褸滓》ボロカスBOROKASU

noun:

  • harsh criticism
  • something worthless or of little value
少しずつ違う【すこしずつちがうsukoshizutsuchigau】 Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
望み薄【のぞみうすnozomiusu】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
屠蘇機嫌【とそきげんtosokigen】

noun / ~の noun:

  • feeling a little drunk with the New Year's sake - four character idiom
小鰺刺【こあじさしkoajisashi】コアジサシKOAJISASHI

noun:

  • little tern (the official bird of Chiba); sterna albifrons
馬鹿の一つ覚え【ばかのひとつおぼえbakanohitotsuoboe】バカの一つ覚え【バカのひとつおぼえBAKAnohitotsuoboe】ばかの一つ覚え【ばかのひとつおぼえbakanohitotsuoboe】

expression:

  • one who knows little often repeats it - proverb
小ボケ【こボケkoBOKE】小ぼけ・小呆け【こぼけkoboke】

noun:

  • doing or saying something a little stupid
薬石無効【やくせきむこうyakusekimukou】

noun:

  • neither medicines nor medical care having little effect on a patient - four character idiom
足し【たしtashi】

noun:

小技【こわざkowaza】小業irr.

noun:

  • delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
多少なりとも【たしょうなりともtashounaritomo】

expression:

  • in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
ぽちpochi・ぽつpotsu《点》

noun:

  • dot; point; mark
  • tip; gratuity ［ぽち］ - Kansai dialect

suffix:

  • a little; paltry; piddling; mere ［ぽち］ - often as っぽち ➜ ぽっち
足刀【そくとうsokutou】

noun:

  • outer edge of the foot (from little toe to heel) (karate) - Martial Arts term
鶏口牛後【けいこうぎゅうごkeikougyuugo】

expression:

  • better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond - four character idiom
一寸☆【いっすんissun】

noun:

  • one sun (approx. 3.03 cm) ➜ 寸

noun / adverbial noun:

  • little bit (of time, distance, etc.)

一寸issunのno虫mushiにもnimo五分のno魂tamashii。 The worm turns.

心持ち☆【こころもちkokoromochi】心持

noun:

  • feeling; mood; sensation
  • disposition; mental attitude

adverb:

  • somewhat; slightly; just a little

消費shouhiはha心持ちkokoromochi伸びるnobiru程度teidoでしょうdeshou。 Spending will grow only a touch faster.

あくせくakuseku・あくさくakusakuobs.《齷齪・あく促・偓促old》 Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)

何でもかんでもnandemokandemoむきになってmukininatteあくせくakusekuするsuruのnoをwoやめればyamereba、きっとkitto人々hitobitoはha今imaのno２倍もmo長生きnagaikiするsuruだろうdarou。 I'm sure people would live twice as long if they stopped getting themselves worked up over everything.

努努【ゆめゆめyumeyume】夢夢・努々・夢々

adverb:

  • certainly; absolutely ［努努・努々］ - usu. in expressions of prohibition
  • (not even) a little bit - usu. with negative verb forms
  • diligently

noun:

  • dreams ［夢夢・夢々］
小【こko】

prefix:

アホの一つ覚え【アホのひとつおぼえAHOnohitotsuoboe】あほの一つ覚え【あほのひとつおぼえahonohitotsuoboe】あほうの一つ覚え・阿房の一つ覚え【あほうのひとつおぼえahounohitotsuoboe】

expression:

皮肉にも【ひにくにもhinikunimo】

expression:

  • ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
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