noun / ~する noun:

• one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose - four character idiom

noun:

• having a small mouth; eating only a little - female language
• topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) ➜ 持子
• barracuda ➜ 梭魚

noun:

• (young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; delinquent girl; hooligan; punk - derogatory term
• small-time yakuza - derogatory term
• brat; little shit - derogatory term

expression:

• there is little to choose between the two; they're both about the same - idiom

noun:

• white dragon tile - Mahjong term - From Chinese
• shaved pubic area; person with little or no pubic hair - colloquialism - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• bonze; monk
• monk's dwelling ［ぼう］
• boy; sonny - vocative
• I; me ［ぼう］ - used by male children

suffix:

• little ［ぼう］ - after name; familiar form of address - familiar language
• person who is ... ［ぼう］ - often preceded by ん

noun:

• younger brother; little brother; kid brother - humble language
• pupil; apprentice ［てい］ - archaism

suffix:

• -endian (i.e. big-endian or little-endian) - IT term

noun:

• a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some - From English "plus alpha"

adverb / noun or verb acting prenominally:

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

noun / ~する noun:

• pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise ➜ 指切拳万、嘘ついたら針千本呑ます【ゆびきりげんまんうそついたらはりせんぼんのます】・指切り

expression:

• through the grapevine; from a little bird; from tidings on the wind [literal]

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle ➜ クスッと

noun:

• fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox

noun:

• excess or deficiency; too much or too little - often with なく or のない meaning neither too much nor too little

adverb:

• a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute ➜ ちょっと

noun:

• big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise ➜ 指切拳万、嘘ついたら針千本呑ます【ゆびきりげんまんうそついたらはりせんぼんのます】

adverb:

• a little; a bit; slightly ➜ ちょっと
• just a minute; for a moment; briefly ➜ ちょっと
• somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ➜ ちょっと

noun:

• poor village; our own (little or poor) village

expression:

• after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

adjective:

• cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
• dear; precious; darling; pet
• innocent; childlike; childish; lovable
• dainty; cute little; tiny

expression:

• constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats - four character idiom

noun:

• scoophead (Sphyrna media, species of little-known hammerhead shark found in tropical waters of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific)

noun:

• slender unicorn (Naso minor, species of Indo-West Pacific tang found from Mozambique to the Philippines); blackspine unicornfish; little unicorn