noun:

• small government; limited government

noun:

• long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)

expression:

• How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); Only a hero can understand a hero - four character idiom

noun:

• small capital - IT term

noun:

• small sum; things of little value

noun:

• small bucket

adjectival noun / noun:

• small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics) - four character idiom Antonym: 重厚長大

noun:

• small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like ➜ 小刀

noun:

• small animal with soft fur - archaism

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• small-boned; thin-boned; slender; slight Antonym: 骨太

noun:

• small ancient mirror tied with a cord Antonym: 柄鏡

noun:

• men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)

noun:

• small butterfly - archaism

noun:

• small (fish) scale
• small fish

noun:

• small eggplant ➜ 茄子
• Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica) - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• small horse; pony
• foal; colt; filly

noun:

• small business - IT term

adverb / ~の noun:

• small amount; just a bit

noun:

• small spiral-shelled snail

noun:

• small animal (mammal)

noun:

• small girl - obscure term

noun:

• small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)

noun:

• alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box

noun:

• small company headquarters located in Tokyo simply for name value

noun:

• small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes ➜ 太鼓