少
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少し
お客様、もう少しお静かに。
Could you be a little quieter, sir?
Could you be a little quieter, sir?
 
お子さんに少し、発破をかけた方がいいですよ。
You should build a fire under the kid.
You should build a fire under the kid.
 
お子さんに少し発破を掛けろ。
You should build a fire under the kid.
You should build a fire under the kid.
少年
その少年は運動靴を履くと、外へ走って出て行った。
The boy put on his athletic shoes and ran outside.
The boy put on his athletic shoes and ran outside.
 
その少年は連立方程式を楽に解いた。
The boy solved the simultaneous equation with ease.
The boy solved the simultaneous equation with ease.
減少
国債の償還は、国民の平均所得の減少を意味することになるでしょう。
Paying the national debt could mean reducing average income.
Paying the national debt could mean reducing average income.
 
産児制限の教育は十代の妊娠を減少させるでしょう。
Education about birth control might help cut down on adolescent pregnancies.
Education about birth control might help cut down on adolescent pregnancies.
少数
我々は少数意見を尊重すべきだ。
We should think much of the opinion of the minority.
We should think much of the opinion of the minority.
 
衆議院の少数派の議席は、急速にむしばまれてきています。
The number of minority seats in the Lower House is rapidly eroding.
The number of minority seats in the Lower House is rapidly eroding.
少しも
このバターは国産品だが、外国産とくらべて少しも劣らない。
This butter is domestic, but it is in no way inferior to foreign butter.
This butter is domestic, but it is in no way inferior to foreign butter.
 
その程度のことは百も承知だったから、私は少しも驚かなかった。
I was not in the least surprised, for I had fully expected as much.
I was not in the least surprised, for I had fully expected as much.
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