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少
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elect (select) few
Examples
当社はアンケート入力、アンケート集計のお手伝いをする少数精鋭のベンチャーです。
Our company is a small but elect venture business that assists in entry and totalling of questionnaires.
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Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
not a little; not a few; considerable
Examples
彼には少なからぬ経験がある。
He has not a little experience.
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after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
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(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.)
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interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
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declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
Examples
少子化と人口の老齢化を見越して業務内容を大幅に変更したあの会社は先見の明があったわけだ。
It was very far-sighted for that company to change its policy to accommodate the decrease in numbers of children and the aging of society.
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reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
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small sum (of money); small amount
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小額 only
small denomination (banknote, coin, etc.)
Examples
小額の札にいたしますか、それとも高額の札にいたしましょうか。
Do you want small bills or large?
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minority ethnic group; ethnic minority; minority race
Examples
少数民族の雇用促進政策とはいっても、建前にすぎず、現状はマイノリティーが職に就けるチャンスなどほとんどない。
Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.
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juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
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少年犯罪の増加は深刻な問題だ。
The increase in juvenile delinquency is a serious problem.
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Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)
