小

Proverb

if you visit the toilet while traveling, you will fall behind your fellow travelers; one chō for a piss, one ri for a shit

child

midnight; dead of night

short-bow archery contest

small mammal; small animal

Rare term

walking with short steps

Archaic

errand boy

small drink; small amount of alcohol

Rare term

Edo-period small-size single-sheet prints containing puzzles, short stories, etc.

Rare term

Edo-period playbills

Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail)

Rare term

toothpick

child; children

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady

Archaic

female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; a pinch; some

a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute; a second

Honorific; Familiar; 伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger

uncle

Familiar; Usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative

old man; mister

Usu. オジサン

manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

size

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

large and small (sizes); various sizes

daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)

large and small drums

long months and short months

sic bo (Macao dice game); tai sai; dai siu; big and small

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

Adverb (fukushi)

at a minimum

puppy

small dog

auntie; older woman

kitten

small cat

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

small quantity; small amount

Esp. 小量

narrowmindedness

reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction; shrinkage

Familiar

middle-aged man; uncle