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); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
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
young girl; lass; adolescent female
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
as a child; when one was a child
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
size; 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)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
little finger; pinky; little toe
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
small change; coins; small sum of money
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to look down on; 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
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
as a child; when one was a child
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
small hill; low hill; hillock
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
less than ...; smaller ...
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
platoon commander; section commander
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
underestimation; undervaluation
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
dancing or jumping for joy
to happen to hear; to overhear
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
small grain; small stature or ability
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
light brown; golden brown; tan
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
preliminary test or trial; tryout
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
particular; hard to please; fussy
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
(apportioning) in small amounts
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
nostrils; wings of the nose
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
short trip; brief journey; excursion
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
small restaurant; eating house
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
trifling matter; urination; urine
elementary and middle schools
ripple (on water); wavelets
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
urine; small amount of water
show tent; circus tent; freak show
baby monkey; small monkey
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to happen to hear; to overhear
small saucepan; small pot
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
retail store; retail shop
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
elementary and middle school pupils
decimal point; radix point
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
playhouse; theatre; theater
anecdote; brief (comic) story
(full-length) novel; long novel
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
adventure story; novel of adventure
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
small insect; midge; vermicule
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
elementary, junior high and high school
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
smallish; on the small side
"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
small piece; fragment; bit
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
haberdashery; sundries store
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
short essay; pamphlet; tract
small build; small stature
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
moderately wealthy person
small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
small calibre; small caliber
little theater; small theater
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
overhear; happened to hear that
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
lowercase letter; small letter
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
narrow; cramped; small-sized
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
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)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
essentially the same with only minor differences
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)
truth is stranger than fiction
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
fraction (part of); decimal fraction
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
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)
to wet one's pants; to wet oneself
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
paediatrician; pediatrician
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
small businessman; petty trader
minimization; minimisation
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
truth is stranger than fiction
serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
willow tit (Parus montanus)
smallish; on the small side
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
hillock; small hill; knoll; hummock
small garden; small place
stinking of urine; childish; immature; inexperienced
small hawk or falcon (used for hunting); falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
small truck; pickup truck; pickup; van
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
show tent; circus tent; freak show
photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
Hinayana (Buddhism); the Lesser Vehicle
small part (of the whole)
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
anecdote; brief (comic) story
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
small electoral district; single-member constituency
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
nearly half a day; approximately half a day
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
contemporary novel; modern novel
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
quibble; pointless argument
anecdote; brief (comic) story
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
(full-length) novel; long novel
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
(collapsible) cylindrical paper lantern
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
small tiger; light drinker; occasional drinker
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
casual dish (esp. Japanese food); simple dish
very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted
lobe; lobule; lobulus; leaflet; foliole; microphyll
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)
rent paid by a tenant farmer
Manneken Pis (cupid-like statue urinating into a fountain); Petit Julien
koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed
carving with a knife; handiwork done with a knife; cheap trick; simple trickery; petty stratagem
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
minor success; small success
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
light or fine rain; drizzle
Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
petit bourgeois; petty bourgeois
small administrative unit (of a village)
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
small scale; small family
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
(arch.) Inula japonica; (arch.) small cart; (arch.) small carriage; wheeled palanquin (with a castle-shaped box)
to make out a check (cheque); to write out a check
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the first month of the year; Koshogatsu
komaru (type of playing cards)
small hokora; small shrine
small ball; globule; spherule; pellet
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
person with a humble salary; person of a low condition
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom
paedophilia; pedophilia; pederosis
a little stylish; chic; trendy
reduction of armaments; disarmament
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard
petty bench of the supreme court; small claims court
quibble; pointless argument
rice boiled with adzuki beans
temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to
temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to
small shell; small shellfish; kanji "shell" radical at left
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
short break; breather; brief recess; rest
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
short article; short essay; (one's own) article or essay
remora; suckerfish; sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae); live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
dancing or jumping for joy
weak opponent; weak enemy
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
small government; limited government
lowly government servant; humble government servant; I; me
rice gruel with adzuki beans
small plank; piece of wood
Little Edo; town or neighbourhood with an old townscape reminiscent of Edo
elementary school (esp. the elementary school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); primary school
Hinayana Buddhism; Theravada Buddhism
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
recovering slightly; making a small rally
novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
tumbler; self-righting doll
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught
roman-fleuve; long novel; epic novel
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane)
abstinence (in Catholicism)
young elephant; baby elephant
sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette
little child; (arch.) male between 4 and 16 years old (ritsuryo period); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) disciple; I; me
brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
Reeves spirea (Spiraea cantoniensis)
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
laths; bamboo lathing; short kyogen dance, danced to chanted accompaniment
mild late autumn day (around November); mild late fall day
manufacturer's suggested retail price; MSRP; recommended retail price; RRP; list price
delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy
green-winged teal (species of duck, Anas crecca)
novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc.; Bildungsroman
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
small business; small company
crushed rice; tiny pieces of rice
least common multiple; least common denominator
fruitless discussion; inconclusive discussion
childish reaction (like that of an elementary school student); unsophisticated reaction
retail store; retail shop
small (compact) car; minicar
"minor cold" solar term (approx. January 6)
armlock throw; forearm throw
putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care; (lit.) song of a convict on their way to prison
small container; person of small capacities
3-4 point (in go); komoku
spinocerebellar degeneration; SCD
serious novel; genuinely attempted novel
(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
just before noon; late-morning snack
minor surgery; minor operation
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
motorcycle, greater than or equal to 250cc
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
small dictionary; abridged dictionary; pocket dictionary; glossary
kouchigari (judo); minor inner reap; minor inner reaping throw
an idle brain is the devil's shop
(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
small arms; light weapons
science fiction; sci-fi; fantasy fiction
Ursa Minor (constellation); the Lesser Bear
small portion; small serving
slight difference; narrow margin
single-seat constituency system
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
"grain full" solar term (approx. May 21)
dementia with Lewy bodies; DLB; Lewy body dementia; LBD
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
microminiaturization; micro-miniaturization
sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; small jackpot (esp. pachinko)
the same elementary school; student at the same elementary school; graduate of the same elementary school
little shop; small shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
small lump; knob; nut; blob
novel depicting customs and manners of the day
to put on a triumphant air
small and medium-sized rivers
petit bourgeois; petty bourgeois
sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; small jackpot (esp. pachinko)
(former) postal note (abolished in 1951); postal order
(of a woman) slender and smartly shaped
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
lowly person; person with a humble salary; insignificant person
"minor heat" solar term (approx. July 7)
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
cellule; cellula; small room (esp. with tatami mats); floret (of broccoli, etc.)
small eggplant; Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)
pitching a tent; putting up a shack or tent (e.g. a circus tent); (theater, circus, etc.) tent or shack
an idle brain is the devil's shop
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman
undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs; unit of timber measurement
light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter
a small kindness; minor good deed
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
starting field not containing any 20-point cards (in hanafuda)
Canis Minor (constellation); the Lesser Dog
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
going off to urinate together
children's hospital; pediatric hospital
Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora); small pine (esp. one pulled from the ground during "ne-no-hi-no-asobi")
the lesser yin (within yin-yang)
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
lachrymal canal (lacrimal, lacrymal); lachrymal duct
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
rubber bag for collecting urine; urinary bladder
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
double precision floating point
novelette; novella; short novel; long short story; medium-length story
shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun
kid; young goat; goatling
young lancefish; young sand lance
little sister; younger sister; my younger sister; I; me
just a minute; small quantity
parcel bomb; mail bomb; letter bomb
novel written in colloquial Chinese
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)
cashier's cheque; cashier's check; demand draft; remittance check
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
warp rib weave cotton fabric (from Kokura)
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
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
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae spp.)
chalcid (fly, wasp); chalcis (fly)
miniaturization technology
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
durum wheat (Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum durum)
ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom; (arch.) small fief
electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies
small hydropower; micro hydro
floating-point arithmetic
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
wooden rods (square, used in a pair) used in Kansai-area rakugo (e.g. to mark scene changes); small clapper
epitome of Tokyo; miniature Tokyo
small and of mediocre talent
collection of literary sketches; sketch book
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
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
short preface; brief foreword
moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
unloading a barge; small pieces of fried tofu; palanquin that carried guests to and from the red light district
bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
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
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
sweet adzuki bean paste made of a mixture of mashed and whole beans
little emperor; spoilt only child (in China)
to be slightly offended; to be somewhat irritated
little three dragons; winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon
small lot (manufacture, etc.)
to put on a triumphant air
kid; young goat; goatling
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
trough shell adductor muscle; columella
small seal script (arising during China's Warring States period)
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome; SFTS
little four winds; winning hand consisting of three kongs or pungs of winds and a pair of the fourth wind
kojishi; noh mask representing a young lion; lion cub
being bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous
petty; trivial; trifling; paltry; meager; meagre
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted
novel written in epistolary style
half-moon (of a fingernail)
Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant
konara oak (Quercus serrata); pin oak
little tern (the official bird of Chiba); sterna albifrons
upstage center (in a noh play)
going off to urinate together
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
international parcel post (Japan Post international mail service for packages weighing less than 30 kg)
a small leak can sink a great ship
allegory; allegorical tale
symphylan (any centipede-like arthropod of class Symphyla)
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)
canceled only in case of heavy rain
kouchigari (judo); minor inner reap; minor inner reaping throw
falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
tenant farming; sharecropping
tumbler; self-righting doll
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
small flower; floret; pseudanthium
principle of least action
follicle; saccule; vesicle; little sac
primary school district; elementary school district
freshly harvested adzuki beans
small country with a small population (The Chinese philosopher Lao-tze's ideal of a state)
Bonin flying fox (Pteropus pselaphon); Bonin fruit bat
kobori; swimming while wearing armor
to sell wholesale to a retailer
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
to be completely disgusted with; to be absolutely fed up with; to run out of patience with
egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
chopping finely; slicing up finely; something chopped up finely
(arch.) small purification wand; thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
just a minute; small quantity
Edo-period lump of silver used as currency
dishonored check; dishonoured cheque
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
small electrical and electronic equipment
first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")
Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
unloading a barge; small pieces of fried tofu; palanquin that carried guests to and from the red light district
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
swashbuckling stories; martial arts fiction; chivalric knight novels; wuxia xiaoshuo
landed and tenant farming; landed farming with some tenant farming on the side
to shade one's eyes with one's hand (blocking sunlight, looking afar, etc.)
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
kid; young goat; goatling
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
truth is stranger than fiction
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
tumbler; self-righting doll
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)
a little stylish; chic; trendy
pieces of meat (often sold in a pack); shaved meat
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)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
lesser curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi minor
lesser curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi minor
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
Castanopsis cuspidata (species of chinquapin)
twittering of a bush warbler (esp. during winter); tiny twittering
Japanese foliage spider (Chiracanthium japonicum)
small strap tied at the waist of a hanpi
shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
bradawl (woodworking tool)
Vulpecula (constellation); the Fox
little penguin (Eudyptula minor); fairy penguin
sand martin (Riparia riparia)
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
to be slightly offended; to be somewhat irritated
rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhyncus)
eyebright (Euphrasia sp.)
braconid; member of the Braconidae (family of parasitic wasps)
smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
lively or quick witted person
lively or quick witted person
lively or quick witted person
little madam; young and fashion-conscious woman married to a high-earning man
small woman; young woman; young maid
pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
less-than mark (<); left angle bracket
falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
(arch.) small purification wand; thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
little egret (Egretta garzetta)
cutting guide board for noodles
flightless cormorant; Galapagos cormorant
perpetual land lease; perpetual tenant farmer
clear, with brief light rain
parent's younger brother; uncle
floating-point arithmetic unit
the right to tenant farm in perpetuity
(Edo-period) didactic novel or fiction
Equuleus (constellation); the Colt
to rally a little (e.g. market)
to be content with small successes
easily misunderstood sentence; garden-path sentence; (lit.) cul-de-sac sentence
rock cod; black-saddled grouper
over-thigh scooping body drop
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 maple; acer sieboldianum
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
over-thigh scooping body drop
cost minimization; cost minimisation
Reticulum (constellation); the Reticle
Chinese chive; garlic chive (Allium tuberosum)
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)
Ikeda Elementary School massacre (June 8, 2001)
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)
red-cheeked myna (Sturnus phillippensis); violet-backed starling
Large-scale Retail Store Law
Small Magellanic Cloud (galaxy)
minor Socratic schools (of philosophy)
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)
approximately thirty minutes
risky thing to do (like feeding a fox)
young man (who has recently undergone his manhood ceremony)
ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
minor fluctuations (e.g. in a market); small movements
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
single-seat constituency system
export reduction; export contraction
hōei koban; koban coined during the Hōei period
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
rough endoplasmic reticulum; rough ER; granular endoplasmic reticulum
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)
Kobayashi Station (Chiba)
Koyanagi Station (Aomori)
Culex tritaeniorhynchus (species of mosquito)
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)
Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis)
Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis)
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
little Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus); Japanese lesser horseshoe bat
black gram (Vigna mungo); black lentil
vaquita (Phocoena sinus); cochito; gulf porpoise
dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)
pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
Haviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)
tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis)
Ussuri tube-nosed bat (Murina ussuriensis)
Japanese noctule (Nyctalus furvus)
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)