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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.

JLPTN5
薄い☆【うすいusui】 Inflection

adjective:

  • thin - in ref. to objects, not to people
  • pale; light; faint
  • watery; thin; dilute
  • weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
  • slim (probability, etc.); small
  • sparse; patchy; scattered

氷kooriはha非常にhijouni薄いusuiのでnode君のkimino体重taijuuをwo支えsasaeきれないkirenaiだろうdarou。 The ice is so thin that it won't bear your weight.

彼kareはhaうすいusui青色aoiroのnoネクタイNEKUTAIをwoしていたshiteita。 He wore a light blue tie.

うすいusui砂糖水satousuiをwo作ったtsukutta。 I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water.

コーヒーKOOHIIはha薄いusuiのnoがga好きsukiですdesu。 I'd like my coffee weak.

私watashiはha成功seikouのno望みnozomiがga薄いusui。 There is little hope of my success.

真綿で首を絞める【まわたでくびをしめるmawatadekubiwoshimeru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to drag things out; to creep up slowly on the point; to strangle (execute) slowly with a silk cord (instead of quickly with a rope) [literal]
ぷちぷちpuchipuchi・プチプチPUCHIPUCHI Inflection

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

  • sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped - onomatopoeia
  • lumpy sensation (e.g. of food) - onomatopoeia

noun:

  • little bits; small grains
  • bubble wrap (trademark of Kawakami Sangyo Co.) ［プチプチ］ ➜ 気泡緩衝材
秘湯【ひとうhitou】

noun:

  • little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
半時【はんときhantoki・はんじhanji】

temporal noun:

  • little while; short time ［はんとき］
  • an hour - archaism
  • half-hour; half an hour ［はんじ］ - obscure term
ちょんの間【ちょんのまchonnoma】

expression / noun:

  • brothel (esp. one that allows for penetrative intercourse)
  • quickie (in a brothel); short sexual act
  • just a short moment; a little while; an instant - orig. meaning
ちょっとよろしいchottoyoroshii《一寸宜しい》

interjection:

  • (can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
使い倒す【つかいたおすtsukaitaosu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
JLPTN5
小さい☆【ちいさいchiisai】 Inflection

adjective:

  • small; little; tiny
  • slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
  • low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
  • unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
  • young; juvenile

「どうかしたのdoukashitano？」とto小さいchiisai白いshiroiウサギUSAGIがga聞きましたkikimashita。 "What's the matter?" asked the little white rabbit.

４月shigatsuにni孵化fukaしたshita雛hinaもmo５ヶ月kagetsuになったninatta。身体shintaiのno大きookiさsaはha親鳥oyadoriとtoほぼhobo同じonaji、オスOSU鳥toriのnoとさかtosakaがga少しsukoshi小さいchiisaiぐらいguraiかka。 The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.

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!

アミアイゴAMIAIGO・リトル・スパインフットRITORU/SUPAINFUTTO・リトルスパインフットRITORUSUPAINFUTTO

noun:

  • little spinefoot (Siganus spinus, species of Indo-West Pacific rabbitfish); black spinefoot; black trevally; blue-spotted trevally; spiny rabbitfish
亭主の好きな赤烏帽子【ていしゅのすきなあかえぼしteishunosukinaakaeboshi】

expression:

  • family members should fall into line with the head of the family even if his taste is a little odd, like wearing a red eboshi, which is ordinarily black - proverb ➜ 烏帽子
JLPTN3
少女★【しょうじょshoujo・おとめotome】乙女【おとめotome】小女【しょうじょshoujo】

noun:

  • little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
  • female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period) ［しょうじょ・少女］ - archaism

あのanoかわいいkawaii少女shoujoはha私のwatashino妹imoutoですdesu。 That pretty girl is my sister.

事あるごとに【ことあるごとにkotoarugotoni】事ある毎に・ことある毎に

expression / adverb:

  • at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
少なくない【すくなくないsukunakunai】

expression:

  • not negligible; not a little; to no small degree; to no small extent; quite a lot
恐れ入りますが【おそれいりますがosoreirimasuga】

expression:

  • Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ... - polite language
アノニマスファッションANONIMASUFUASSHON・アノニマス・ファッションANONIMASU/FUASSHON

noun:

  • fashion not created by designers but based on street styles - From English "anonymous fashion"
流し満貫【ながしまんがんnagashimangan】

noun:

  • win by discarding nothing but terminal and honor tiles in an otherwise drawn round - Mahjong term
小店【しょうてんshouten・こみせkomise】小見世【こみせkomise】

noun:

  • little shop; small shop; small store
  • my shop ［しょうてん］ - humble language
  • low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel ［こみせ］
  • passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region) ［こみせ］
いざ知らず【いざしらずizashirazu】

expression:

  • I don't know about ... but; It may be possible for ... but
定めし【さだめしsadameshi】

adverb:

  • surely
合縁奇縁【あいえんきえんaienkien】相縁機縁

noun:

  • a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate - four character idiom
さぞかしsazokashi《嘸かし》

adverb:

こんなにkonnaniすばらしいsubarashii本honをwo書くkakuとはtoha、著者choshaはhaさぞかしsazokashiりっぱなrippana学者gakushaだろうdarou。 What a good scholar the author must be to write such a splendid book!

相違なく【そういなくsouinaku】

adverb:

  • certainly; surely
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