small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
primary school; elementary school; grade school
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
young girl; lass; adolescent female
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
as a child; when one was a child
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
smallish; on the small side
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
as a child; when one was a child
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
small hill; low hill; hillock
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
less than ...; smaller ...
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
elementary and middle schools
underestimation; undervaluation
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
platoon commander; section commander
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
dancing or jumping for joy
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to happen to hear; to overhear
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
quiz; short test; mini test
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
light brown; golden brown; tan
retail store; retail shop
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
elementary and middle school pupils
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
small electoral district; single-member constituency
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
particular; hard to please; fussy
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
(apportioning) in small amounts
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
nostrils; wings of the nose
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
elementary and middle schools
morning soap opera; morning television serial
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
small chamber; cell; cabinet; areole; areola
petty bench of the supreme court; small claims court
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
short trip; brief journey; excursion
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
urine; small amount of water
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
(attractively) small face (esp. a woman's)
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
ripple (on water); wavelet
small restaurant; eating house
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
trifling matter; urination; urine
(full-length) novel; long novel
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
baby monkey; small monkey
show tent; circus tent; freak show
broad street; main street; avenue; boulevard
decimal point; radix point
small saucepan; small pot
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to happen to hear; to overhear
slightly good luck (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result)
playhouse; theatre; theater
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
paediatrician; pediatrician
anecdote; brief (comic) story
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
elementary, junior high and high school
smallish; on the small side
adventure story; novel of adventure
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
small insect; midge; vermicule
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
short essay; pamphlet; tract
to urinate; to pee; to piss
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
small piece; fragment; bit
pigsty; pigpen; small and dirty house
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
small build; small stature
minimization; minimisation
"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
moderately wealthy person
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
little theater; small theater
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
haberdashery; sundries store
lowercase letter; small letter
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
armlock throw; forearm throw
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
small calibre; small caliber
elf; pixy; sprite; brownie; imp; gremlin
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
childhood cancer; pediatric cancer
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
small truck; pickup truck; pickup; van
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
small chrysanthemum; small, low-grade piece of Japanese paper (used as a kettle rest, tissue, etc.); (arch.) piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
narrow; cramped; small-sized
Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to wet one's pants; to wet oneself
small number; small amount; fraction; decimal fraction
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
little person (in folklore and fantasy, e.g. fairy, elf, gnome); little people; dwarf; little person (i.e. a person with dwarfism); dwarf; midget
truth is stranger than fiction
overhear; happened to hear that
small sum (of money); small amount; small denomination (banknote, coin, etc.)
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
light aircraft; small aircraft
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
essentially the same with only minor differences
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
Gothic novel; supernatural horror novel
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
small and medium-scale; small or mid-scale
truth is stranger than fiction
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
small businessman; petty trader
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
small hawk or falcon (used for hunting); falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
small and medium-sized rivers
stinking of urine; childish; immature; inexperienced
smallish; on the small side
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions
fool; person beneath one's contempt
small han; small (feudal) domain
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
smaller version; miniature version; pocket edition
superficially clever; smart-alecky; shrewd
snug; neat; modest; frugal; simple; compact
manufacturer's suggested retail price; MSRP; recommended retail price; RRP; list price
hillock; small hill; knoll; hummock
small garden; small place
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
willow tit (Parus montanus)
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
very small; tiny; insignificant
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
novelization; turning into a novel
show tent; circus tent; freak show
Hinayana (Buddhism); the Lesser Vehicle
Japan Pediatric Society; JPS
primary school district; elementary school district
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the New Year; Koshōgatsu
Yūyake Koyake (1919 children's song)
small part (of the whole)
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
temple elementary school (Edo period)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
one quarter; one fourth; small amount of sake
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
raised tatami-floored seating area (common in traditional restaurants)
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
small-minded person; person lacking in character
novel serialized in a newspaper
nearly half a day; approximately half a day
contemporary novel; modern novel
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
fantasy novel; fantastic tale
small government; limited government
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
person of little importance; insignificant person; narrow-minded person; child; dwarf
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
quibble; pointless argument
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
anecdote; brief (comic) story
elementary school (esp. the elementary school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); primary school
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
particular; hard to please; fussy
(full-length) novel; long novel
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
Manneken Pis (cupid-like statue urinating into a fountain); Petit Julien
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
single-seat constituency system
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
light or fine rain; drizzle
Ogura Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets
(collapsible) cylindrical paper lantern
small tiger; light drinker; occasional drinker
rent paid by a tenant farmer
Benten Kozō (main character of the play Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e)
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
crime novel; crime fiction
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted
lobe; lobule; lobulus; leaflet; foliole; microphyll
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
retail store; retail shop
Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body
casual dish (esp. Japanese food); simple dish
having completed no schooling beyond elementary school; elementary school graduate
small scale; small family
koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper
electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; SFTS
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
carving with a knife; handiwork done with a knife; cheap trick; simple trickery; petty stratagem
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
cutting into thin round slices; cutting across; slicing
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Little Edo; town or neighbourhood with an old townscape reminiscent of Edo
toast with adzuki bean paste and butter or margarine
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
minor success; small success
kouta (Heian-era court lady's song accompanying the men's ōuta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often a love ballad
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
single-seat constituency system
small business; small company
(arch.) Inula japonica; (arch.) small cart; (arch.) small carriage; wheeled palanquin (with a castle-shaped box)
reduction of armaments; disarmament
petit bourgeois; petty bourgeois
small administrative unit (of a village)
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis; cerebral palsy
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
paedophilia; pedophilia; pederosis
short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull
temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to
small hokora; small shrine
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
momentary thought; brief consideration; one's thoughts; one's opinion; one's view
small ball; globule; spherule; pellet
elementary, middle, and high school students
small and medium enterprise management consultant
Ogasawara-ryu (school of etiquette); punctilious etiquette; Ogasawara-ryu (school of archery, incl. horseback archery); Ogasawara-ryu (school of military strategy)
small portion; small serving
to make out a check (cheque); to write out a check
a little stylish; chic; trendy
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom
short article; short essay; (one's own) article or essay
tumbler; self-righting doll
quibble; pointless argument
rice boiled with adzuki beans
assistant inspector (Edo period); junior metsuke
short history; concise history
small plank; piece of wood
kouchigari (judo); minor inner reap; minor inner reaping throw
temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to
children's hospital; pediatric hospital
person with a humble salary; person of a low condition
short break; breather; brief recess; rest
small circle; small circle (of a sphere)
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
dancing or jumping for joy
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
lowly government servant; humble government servant; I; me
abstinence (in Catholicism)
rice gruel with adzuki beans
young elephant; baby elephant
green spring onion shoots
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
Hinayana Buddhism; Theravada Buddhism
small arms; light weapons
weak opponent; weak enemy
first-person novel; novel written in the first person
recovering slightly; making a small rally
small (compact) car; minicar
green-winged teal (species of duck, Anas crecca)
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught
"minor cold" solar term (approx. January 6)
pigsty; pigpen; small and dirty house
roman-fleuve; long novel; epic novel
crushed rice; tiny pieces of rice
Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane)
spikelet; spicule; locusta
sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans
to overlook minor differences for the sake of the common good
laths; bamboo lathing; short kyogen dance, danced to chanted accompaniment
little child; (arch.) male between 4 and 16 years old (ritsuryō period); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) disciple; I; me
minor arcana (of a tarot deck); lesser arcana
Chīsai-ojisan; Japanese cryptid looking like a middle-aged man said to be 8-30 cm tall
komaru (type of playing cards)
brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
Reeve's spirea (Spiraea cantoniensis); May bush
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
fruitless discussion; inconclusive discussion
small projection; small protuberance
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy
mild late autumn day (around November); mild late fall day
novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc.; Bildungsroman
small question (in an exam); subsidiary question
an idle brain is the devil's shop
recurring decimal; repeating decimal
putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care; (lit.) song of a convict on their way to prison
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
childish reaction (like that of an elementary school student); unsophisticated reaction
small scratch; small amount of damage
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
small container; person of small capacities
spinocerebellar degeneration; SCD
serious novel; genuinely attempted novel
(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
minor surgery; minor operation
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
motorcycle, greater than or equal to 250cc
least common multiple; lowest common multiple
just before noon; late-morning snack
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
dementia with Lewy bodies; DLB
Mushakōjisenke school of tea ceremony
over-thigh scooping body drop
balanced contraction; diminishing equilibrium; reductive balance
ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; small jackpot (esp. pachinko)
small portion; small serving
Japan Small-Type Whaling Association; JSTWA
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
small dictionary; abridged dictionary; pocket dictionary; glossary
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis; cerebral palsy
sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; small jackpot (esp. pachinko)
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
small; little; tiny; low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
slightly lower (of a price); marginally down; edging lower; showing a mild downward trend
science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction
novel depicting the author's personal life; I-novel
sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans
venial sin; lesser sin; small sin; small crime
small magazine; our magazine; this magazine
sho shogi (small 9x9 board shogi variant)
microminiaturization; micro-miniaturization
slender and smartly shaped (of a woman)
detective story; police novel
Ursa Minor (constellation); the Lesser Bear
manufacturer's suggested retail price; MSRP
slight difference; narrow margin
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
the same elementary school; student at the same elementary school; graduate of the same elementary school
(former) postal note (abolished in 1951); postal order; postal money order
to put on a triumphant air
Aizukotetsu-kai (yakuza syndicate)
slight shaking; slight wavering
"minor heat" solar term (approx. July 7)
earning pocket money; side job
little shop; small shop; low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
"grain full" solar term (approx. May 21)
small lump; knob; nut; blob
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
small hydropower; micro hydro; small-scale hydroelectric power generation
Tomakomaikomazawa University
fictional biography; biographical novel
going off to urinate together
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
petit bourgeois; petty bourgeois
novel depicting customs and manners of the day
lowly person; person with a humble salary; insignificant person
starting field not containing any 20-point cards
undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs; unit of timber measurement
fool; person beneath one's contempt
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
small eggplant; Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
particular; hard to please; fussy
to shade one's eyes with one's hand (blocking sunlight, looking afar, etc.)
cellule; cellula; small room (esp. with tatami mats); floret (of broccoli, etc.)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
childhood cancer; pediatric cancer
an idle brain is the devil's shop
small shell; small shellfish; kanji "shell" radical at left
knitted fabric; knitted goods; knitwear
Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora); small pine (esp. one pulled from the ground during "ne-no-hi-no-asobi")
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
drinking together in a small group; drinking just a little (alcohol)
light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter
green spring onion shoots
slender and smartly shaped (of a woman)
a small kindness; minor good deed
novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman
a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)
parcel bomb; mail bomb; letter bomb
little brother; younger brother; my younger brother; I; me
Canis Minor (constellation); the Lesser Dog
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom; (arch.) small fief
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
mask of a beautiful, delicate young woman
durum wheat (Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum durum)
lachrymal canal (lacrimal, lacrymal); lachrymal duct
rubber bag for collecting urine; urinary bladder
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
novel written in colloquial Chinese
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)
junior citizen; young citizen
double-precision floating point
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
Kobayashi Station (Chiba)
the lesser yin (in yin-yang)
small hydropower; micro hydro
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
young lancefish; young sand lance
shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun
little sister; younger sister; my younger sister; I; me
miniaturization technology
Ikeda school massacre (June 8, 2001)
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis; cerebral palsy
chalcid (fly, wasp); chalcis (fly)
swashbuckling stories; martial arts fiction; chivalric knight novels; wuxia xiaoshuo
maiden lily (Lilium rubellum)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
cashier's cheque; cashier's check; demand draft; remittance check
gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae spp.)
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one
small piece of paper; scrap of paper; our newspaper; this newspaper
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
warp rib weave cotton fabric (from Kokura)
fool; person beneath one's contempt
close friend; good friend; bosom buddy; chum; pal
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
Smaller Enterprise Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid System (retirement pension system established in 1959); SERAMA System; Chutaikyo System
thinly-sliced pork; chopped pork
to be slightly offended; to be somewhat irritated
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
international parcel post (Japan Post international mail service for packages weighing less than 30 kg)
small seal script (arising during China's Warring States period)
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to let a large bug live and kill a small one
karakasa-obake; umbrella ghost
infinite decimal; nonterminating decimal
trough shell adductor muscle; columella
to put on a triumphant air
novel written in epistolary style
epitome of Tokyo; miniature Tokyo
unloading a barge; small pieces of fried tofu; palanquin that carried guests to and from the red light district
tumbler; self-righting doll
size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; (lit.) Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to kill a small bug and save a large one
sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
petty; trivial; trifling; paltry; meager; meagre
little three dragons; winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon
short preface; brief foreword
small and of mediocre talent
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
green spring onion shoots
Japanese Society of Pediatric Dentistry; JSPD
Yūyake Koyake (1919 children's song)
small lot (manufacture, etc.)
little emperor; spoilt only child (in China)
wooden rods (square, used in a pair) used in Kansai-area rakugo (e.g. to mark scene changes); small clapper
little four winds; winning hand consisting of three kongs or pungs of winds and a pair of the fourth wind
egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology
floating-point arithmetic
being bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous
Sanyo-Onoda City University
lunula; half-moon (of a fingernail)
kojishi; noh mask representing a young lion; lion cub
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted
to be content with small successes
collection of literary sketches; sketch book
moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
allegory; allegorical tale
rough endoplasmic reticulum; rough ER; granular endoplasmic reticulum
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
principle of least action
canaliculus; tubule; ductule
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
unloading a barge; small pieces of fried tofu; palanquin that carried guests to and from the red light district
tenant farming; sharecropping
over-thigh scooping body drop
little tern (the official bird of Chiba); sterna albifrons
canceled only in case of heavy rain
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
miniature; small photograph
freshly harvested adzuki beans
small flower; floret; pseudanthium
a small leak can sink a great ship
haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
upstage center (in a noh play)
the lesser yang (in yin-yang)
collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat in the New Year)
to vomit; to throw up; to spew
A Little Princess (novel)
minor fluctuations (e.g. in a market); small movements
going off to urinate together
follicle; saccule; vesicle; little sac
Edo-period lump of silver used as currency
to overlook minor differences for the sake of the common good
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
small country with a small population (The Chinese philosopher Lao-tze's ideal of a state)
earning pocket money; side job
spare moment; free minute; moment's leisure
kobori; swimming while wearing armor
first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")
small electrical and electronic equipment
childhood cancer; pediatric cancer
chopping finely; slicing up finely; something chopped up finely
Japanese foliage spider (Chiracanthium japonicum)
Bonin flying fox (Pteropus pselaphon); Bonin fruit bat
symphylan (any centipede-like arthropod of class Symphyla)
landed and tenant farming; landed farming with some tenant farming on the side
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
small shrub; subshrub; undershrub
(arch.) small purification wand; thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
to be completely disgusted with; to be absolutely fed up with; to run out of patience with
finite decimal; terminating decimal
little madam; young and fashion-conscious woman married to a high-earning man
to sell wholesale to a retailer
falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
kouchigari (judo); minor inner reap; minor inner reaping throw
dishonored check; dishonoured cheque
konara oak (Quercus serrata); pin oak
karakasa-obake; umbrella ghost
Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
truth is stranger than fiction
fool; person beneath one's contempt
anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents
tumbler; self-righting doll
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
raised tatami-floored seating area (common in traditional restaurants)
raised tatami-floored seating area (common in traditional restaurants)
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus); Bewick's swan; whistling swan
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)
cutting into thin round slices; cutting across; slicing
a little stylish; chic; trendy
pieces of meat (often sold in a pack); shaved meat
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
over-thigh scooping body drop
pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
Dorcus rectus (species of stag beetle)
Dorcus rectus (species of stag beetle)
small scratch; small amount of damage
short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhyncus)
lesser curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi minor
lesser curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi minor
twittering of a bush warbler (esp. during winter); tiny twittering
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
manufacturer's suggested retail price; MSRP
slight shaking; slight wavering
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
Castanopsis cuspidata (species of chinquapin)
small strap tied at the waist of a hanpi
little penguin (Eudyptula minor); fairy penguin
Japanese noctule (Nyctalus furvus)
minor villain; small-time crook; henchman
shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun
Vulpecula (constellation); the Fox
Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis)
Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis)
little egret (Egretta garzetta)
bradawl (woodworking tool)
rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
to be slightly offended; to be somewhat irritated
sand martin (Riparia riparia)
East Asian orixa (Orixa japonica); Japanese orixa
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
eyebright (Euphrasia sp.)
falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
little Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus); Japanese lesser horseshoe bat
heartshape false pickerelweed (Monochoria vaginalis)
heartshape false pickerelweed (Monochoria vaginalis)
flightless cormorant; Galapagos cormorant
pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)
(arch.) small purification wand; thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
Chinese chive; garlic chive (Allium tuberosum)
vaquita (Phocoena sinus); cochito; gulf porpoise
braconid; member of the Braconidae (family of parasitic wasps)
smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Lilium leichtlinii (species of lily)
small woman; young woman; young maid
cutting guide board for noodles
pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
Culex tritaeniorhynchus (species of mosquito)
less than; less-than mark (<); left angle bracket
perpetual land lease; perpetual tenant farmer
lower-case letters (of the English alphabet)
clear, with brief light rain
parent's younger brother; uncle
floating-point arithmetic unit
right to tenant farm in perpetuity
(Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction
Equuleus (constellation); the Colt
to rally a little (e.g. market)
easily misunderstood sentence; garden-path sentence; (lit.) cul-de-sac sentence
rock cod; black-saddled grouper
platelet aggregation; thrombocyte
checkbook diplomacy; chequebook diplomacy
counterfeit check (cheque); bad paper
timid and evasive (person); timid and makeshift (approach, measure, etc.)
(in) a humble position with a small stipend
sultry novel; suggestive story
spindle tree (Euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus)
spindle tree (Euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus)
garden maple; komine maple; acer micranthum
Siebold's maple (Acer sieboldianum)
lively or quick witted person
lively or quick witted person
lively or quick witted person
it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; (lit.) better small takings than a large win
parentheses; parenthesis; (round) brackets
parentheses; parenthesis; (round) brackets
parentheses; parenthesis; (round) brackets
summary (e.g. in a thesis); summation
traveler's check; traveller's cheque
traveler's check; traveller's cheque
small round structured virus; SRSV
the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election; (lit.) children of (Junichiro) Koizumi
cost minimization; cost minimisation
Reticulum (constellation); the Reticle
thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis
minor festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
Malpighian corpuscle (i.e. renal corpuscle)
small shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
opening a door for a moment (esp. on the train, when someone's foot is stuck, etc.)
opening a door for a moment (esp. on the train, when someone's foot is stuck, etc.)
parcel (to be sent by post)
short bamboo; small bamboo
short bamboo; small bamboo
short bamboo; small bamboo
markup minimization feature
variable-point representation system
Enhanced Small Device Interface; ESDI
extended precision floating point number
fixed-point representation system
native collating sequence
least significant bit; LSB
least significant digit; LSD
Reduced Instruction Set Computer (or Computing); RISC
omitted tag minimization parameter
single precision floating point number
long precision floating point number
floating-point coprocessor
floating-point accelerator
floating-point base; floating-point radix
floating-point base; floating-point radix
floating-point representation
floating-point (representation) system
short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
red-cheeked myna (Agropsar philippensis); violet-backed starling
Act on the Measures by Large-Scale Retail Stores for Preservation of Living Environment
Small Magellanic Cloud (galaxy)
certified check; certified cheque
reduction left ventriculoplasty; Batista procedure
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) let a large bug live and kill a small one
young person; young servant
girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel); brat; scamp; disciple; apprentice
girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel); brat; scamp; disciple; apprentice
small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace)
small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace)
pupil constriction; miosis
approximately thirty minutes
trusting a cat with milk; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; (lit.) (giving) rice boiled with adzuki beans to a fox
young man (who has recently undergone his manhood ceremony)
ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
to raise a girl is costlier than one would expect (like how a small bag can hold more than it seems); (lit.) small bag and young woman; young women are fragile and great care must be taken with them (just as with small bags)
carotid body; carotid glomus
carotid body; carotid glomus
export reduction; export contraction
hōei koban; koban coined during the Hōei period
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum); cardamon
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum); cardamon
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum); cardamon
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum); cardamon
if you visit the toilet while traveling, you will fall behind your fellow travelers; (lit.) one chō for a piss, one ri for a shit
Leo Minor (constellation); the Small Lion
doing or saying something a little stupid
doing or saying something a little stupid
doing or saying something a little stupid
smooth endoplasmic reticulum; smooth ER
celiac disease; coeliac disease
forming a four-of-a-kind by adding a self-drawn tile to an open three-of-a-kind
short-bow archery contest
emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum)
small mammal; small animal
just-noticeable difference; jnd
dwarf-throwing; dwarf-tossing; midget-tossing
xiaochi (Chinese street food consumed as a light meal or snack)
prop master; property master
a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique
small standard worn on the back of armour during battle
walking with short steps; (arch.) errand boy
small drink; small amount of alcohol
first anniversary of a person's death
first anniversary of a person's death
Edo-period small-size single-sheet prints containing puzzles, short stories, etc.; Edo-period playbills
great virtues extinguish small grudges
brief impression (of); quick comment (on)
taking whatever one can get one's hands on; being greedy; (lit.) accepting a padded silk sleeve even in summer
lesser trochanter; trochanter minor
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
betrothal money given from man to woman
small packet (Japan Post international mail service for packages weighing less than 2 kg)
Small Island Developing States; SIDS
simple pleasure (in life)
pure decimal; decimal whose whole number part is zero
odamaki mushi; egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
odamaki mushi; egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail)
small special-purpose vehicle
small special-purpose vehicle
small two-wheeler (e.g. moped)
small material (for a story, article, etc.); small joke
national shrine of minor grade
lowest common denominator; least common denominator; LCD
small characters; small letters; childhood name
infinitesimal transformation
kobukusa (type of high-quality silk wrapper used in tea ceremony)
youngest of one's older sisters
Meiji-period postal stamp featuring a large oval in its design
small buttocks (esp. of a woman)
Bonin English; Ogasawara English
specific epithet; specific name
small world; miniature; microcosmos
zonule of Zinn; Zinn's membrane; ciliary zonule
minimum necessary; bare minimum; minimal requirement
indeclinable function word (e.g. particle, auxiliary, discourse marker, etc.)
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; SIBO
deflation; contraction of currency
keima; knight's move; kogeima; small knight's move
keima; knight's move; kogeima; small knight's move
koakuma chord progression
minimally invasive surgery
olivopontocerebellar atrophy; OPCA
small avalanche; small avalanche joseki
small avalanche; small avalanche joseki
xiao xu (hexagram 9 of the I Ching: the taming power of the small)
xiao guo (hexagram 62 of the I Ching: preponderance of the small)
small language model; SLM
little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata); electric ant
light aircraft; small aircraft
Specified Small Motorized Bicycle (e.g. e-scooter)
small mouse; small rat; baby mouse; baby rat; mouse pup
small mouse; small rat; baby mouse; baby rat; mouse pup
small mouse; small rat; baby mouse; baby rat; mouse pup
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Little Lord Fauntleroy (novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett)
Koedo; Koedo (train service)
Koito Industries, Limited
Crime Writers' Association
Ikeda Elementary School attached to Osaka Kyoiku University
Chichibu Onoda Cement Corporation
Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium Enterprise
Diet members caucus supporting small business
Japan Small Business Corporation; JSBC
Small Business Credit Insurance Corporation
Smaller Enterprise Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid Corporation
Japan Craft Inspection Organization
Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons
Japanese Society of Pediatric Radiology
Japanese Society of Small Animal Veterinary Medicine
Japan Association for Small Business Studies; JASBS
American Academy of Pediatrics; AAP
Xiaohongshu (Chinese social media and e-commerce platform); RED
Koyanagi Station (Aomori)
Bonin flying fox (Pteropus pselaphon)
minke whale; piked whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
adzuki bean weevil (Callosobruchus chinensis)
Laysan albatross (Diomedea immutabilis)
common clothes moth (Tineola biselliella)
tineid (any moth of family Tineidae)
black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)
little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
black-capped chickadee (Parus atricapillus)
Carolina chickadee (Parus carolinensis)
little penguin (Eudyptula minor); fairy penguin
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
Hosta sieboldii (species of plantain lily)
Old World forked fern (Dicranopteris linearis)
Old World forked fern (Dicranopteris linearis)
yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
redtop (species of bent grass, Agrostis gigantea)
yellow-vented hornet (Vespa analis)
Bonin grosbeak (Chaunoproctus ferreorostris, extinct)
ox-palate nerite (Nerita albicilla); blotched nerite
ox-palate nerite (Nerita albicilla); blotched nerite
little owl (Athene noctua)
Gomphina melanegis (species of Venus clam)
pale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha)
lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
dwarf eelgrass (Nanozostera japonica); Japanese eelgrass
lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)
least auklet (Aethia pusilla)
pygmy hog (Porcula salvania)
Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura shantungensis)
Auckland teal (Anas aucklandica); Auckland Islands teal
Surinam cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis)
lesser flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor)
James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi); Puna flamingo
Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus); dotterel
black gram (Vigna mungo); black lentil
dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)
Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
Haviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)
tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis)
Ussuri tube-nosed bat (Murina ussuriensis)
aphelinid wasp (Encarsia formosa)
silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus)
Oreorchis patens (species of orchid)
Ephippianthus schmidtii (species of orchid)
Amitostigma kinoshitae (species of orchid)
Euphrasia insignis (species of eyebright)
alder-leafed whitebeam (Sorbus alnifolia); Korean whitebeam
finepatterned puffer (Takifugu poecilonotus)
chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria); gripeweed; shatterstone; stonebreaker; leafflower
ricebean (Vigna umbellata)
common duckweed (Lemna minor); lesser duckweed
wedgeleaf primrose (Primula cuneifolia); pixie-eye primrose
wild rocambole (Allium grayi); Alpine leek (Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum)
brown-throated martin (Riparia paludicola); brown-throated sand martin
Chinese flowering ash (Fraxinus lanuginosa form. serrata)
Chinese flowering ash (Fraxinus lanuginosa form. serrata)
Chinese flowering ash (Fraxinus lanuginosa form. serrata)
rice flat sedge (Cyperus iria)
smalleye pygmy shark (Squaliolus aliae)
diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella); cabbage moth
Asian brown flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica)
white hellebore (Veratrum stamineum); false hellebore
Japanese reed bunting (Emberiza yessoensis); ochre-rumped bunting