► 名詞
少数 [(4)しょうすう] meaning: few rank: 2
☆ 少数精鋭主義の軍隊 ⇨ A military with fewer but highly-trained personnel
一握り [(3)ひとにぎり] meaning: few rank: 4
☆ それに恩恵を受けるのはごく一握りの人達だけだ ⇨ Only a handful of people will benefit from that (☛ Literally “one grip”)
► 形容詞
少ない [(3)すくない] meaning: few rank: 1
☆ この地方は雨が少ない ⇨ It doesn’t rain much in this region
☆ 日本では顎髭を伸ばす人は少ない ⇨ Fewer people grow beard in Japan
☆ 日本は天然資源が少ない ⇨ Japan has few natural resources
残り少ない [(6)のこりすくない] [liter] meaning: few rank: 3
☆ 燃料が残り少ない ⇨ There is not much fuel left (☛ Only a few left)
► 形容動詞
疎ら [まばら] meaning: few rank: 3
☆ スーパーでは買い物客は疎らだった ⇨ There are very few customers in the supermarket
☆ 灌木が疎らに生えているだけの荒野 ⇨ A wilderness with a few shrubs here and there (☛ Sparse in a wide area)