I-adjective (keiyoushi)few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)small quantity; small amount · narrowmindedness

Adverb (fukushi)a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat · a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute · a little way; a short distance

Nounboy · juvenile; child

Noungirl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady · female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

Adverb (fukushi), Nouna little; a bit; a small amount; a few; a pinch; some · a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute; a second

Adverb (fukushi)(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

Nounsecond lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'small sum (of money); small amount · small denomination (banknote, coin, etc.)

Nounmajor; lieutenant commander; wing commander

Nounmajor general; rear admiral; air commodore

Noun, Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'small number; few; minority

Adverb (fukushi)little by little; bit by bit

Nounminority opinion

Adverb (fukushi)considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

Adverb (fukushi)at least

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Nounyouth

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)not negligible; not a little; to no small degree; to no small extent; quite a lot

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)not be concerned at all; not mind at all; not care a bit

Nounsmall favors; small favours

Nounshort interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull

Noun, Adverb (fukushi)one's early days; little while

Nounyoung person

Nounweak opponent; weak enemy

Noun(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness

Nounsmall number of children (per family); bearing few children · youngest child (in the family)

Nounsmall amount of rainfall; (a) light rainfall

Nouninspector (of the Dazaifu)

Nounyoung female servant

Nouna little; a few; a bit; a touch; a smidge

Nounsmall territory · assistant director of a district (ritsuryō system)

Nounmen 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryō system)

Nounassistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)

Nounoligosaccharide

Nounthe lesser yin (in yin-yang)

Nounthe lesser yang (in yin-yang)

Nounmale cadet (aged 14-19) in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (during WWII)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)scarcity

Nounjunior citizen; young citizen

Nounsmall capital

Nounthe minority

Nounminority party

Nounreformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)

Nounjunior society

NounBoy Scouts

NounJuvenile Act

Nounminority group (party); minority

Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'somewhat below; slightly below

Noundeclining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility