a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
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
novel; story; (work of) fiction
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
little brother; younger brother; my younger brother; I; me
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
slightly good luck (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
person of little importance; insignificant person; narrow-minded person; child; dwarf
slight difference; narrow margin
sho shogi (small 9x9 board shogi variant)
"grain full" solar term (approx. May 21)
hut; cabin; shed; one's own house
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
platoon commander; section commander
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
quiz; short test; mini test
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
small sum (of money); small amount; small denomination (banknote, coin, etc.)
elementary and middle schools
anecdote; brief (comic) story
urine; small amount of water
short trip; brief journey; excursion
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
trifling matter; urination; urine
elf; pixy; sprite; brownie; imp; gremlin
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
elementary and middle school pupils
small piece; fragment; bit
elementary and middle schools
short essay; pamphlet; tract
little theater; small theater
elementary, junior high and high school
little shop; small shop; small store; my shop
small calibre; small caliber
lobe; lobule; lobulus; leaflet; foliole; microphyll
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
small number; small amount; fraction; decimal fraction
small han; small (feudal) domain
Hinayana (Buddhism); the Lesser Vehicle
small part (of the whole)
small-minded person; person lacking in character
having completed no schooling beyond elementary school; elementary school graduate
lowly government servant; humble government servant; I; me
small scale; small family
small portion; small serving
momentary thought; brief consideration; one's thoughts; one's opinion; one's view
(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
small ball; globule; spherule; pellet
short history; concise history
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom; (arch.) small fief
elementary school (esp. the elementary school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); primary school
small electoral district; single-member constituency
short article; short essay; (one's own) article or essay
small circle; small circle (of a sphere)
weak opponent; weak enemy
brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
minor arcana (of a tarot deck); lesser arcana
little child; (arch.) male between 4 and 16 years old (ritsuryō period); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) disciple; I; me
junior citizen; young citizen
small business; small company
minor surgery; minor operation
small projection; small protuberance
the lesser yin (in yin-yang)
childish reaction (like that of an elementary school student); unsophisticated reaction
"minor cold" solar term (approx. January 6)
small container; person of small capacities
small dictionary; abridged dictionary; pocket dictionary; glossary
small magazine; our magazine; this magazine
elementary, middle, and high school students
the lesser yang (in yin-yang)
venial sin; lesser sin; small sin; small crime
small question (in an exam); subsidiary question
the same elementary school; student at the same elementary school; graduate of the same elementary school
"minor heat" solar term (approx. July 7)
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
petty bench of the supreme court; small claims court
cellule; cellula; small room (esp. with tatami mats); floret (of broccoli, etc.)
lowly person; person with a humble salary; insignificant person
petit bourgeois; petty bourgeois
a small kindness; minor good deed
little three dragons; winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon
drinking together in a small group; drinking just a little (alcohol)
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 hydropower; micro hydro; small-scale hydroelectric power generation
small hydropower; micro hydro
small piece of paper; scrap of paper; our newspaper; this newspaper
small and of mediocre talent
epitome of Tokyo; miniature Tokyo
being bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous
small seal script (arising during China's Warring States period)
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
petty; trivial; trifling; paltry; meager; meagre
little emperor; spoilt only child (in China)
sand martin (Riparia riparia)
small lot (manufacture, etc.)
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette
small shrub; subshrub; undershrub
canaliculus; tubule; ductule
A Little Princess (novel)
parentheses; parenthesis; (round) brackets
parentheses; parenthesis; (round) brackets
minor festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
Malpighian corpuscle (i.e. renal corpuscle)
opening a door for a moment (esp. on the train, when someone's foot is stuck, etc.)
Small Magellanic Cloud (galaxy)
carotid body; carotid glomus
first anniversary of a person's death
Edo-period small-size single-sheet prints containing puzzles, short stories, etc.; Edo-period playbills
brief impression (of); quick comment (on)
lesser trochanter; trochanter minor
Small Island Developing States; SIDS
small characters; small letters; childhood name
specific epithet; specific name
small world; miniature; microcosmos
indeclinable function word (e.g. particle, auxiliary, discourse marker, etc.)
small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; SIBO
Little Lord Fauntleroy (novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett)
Xiaohongshu (Chinese social media and e-commerce platform); RED
less than; less-than mark (<); left angle bracket
small shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)