Meanings
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Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin)
Adverb (fukushi)
only; just; merely; no more than
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
With neg. verb
(nothing) but a little
slightly; a little
barely; narrowly
only; just; merely
a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; insignificant; narrow (margin)
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