ほんの僅か
ほんのわずか
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree
Meanings
Expression, Noun, Na-adjective, No-adjective
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
Example sentences
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There are very few passengers in the train.
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This soup needs just a touch of salt.
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There was only a faint chance of success.
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Only a few people listened to him.
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We found only a small number of customers in the store.
More examples (7)
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Only a handful of people came to the meeting.
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She had only a small fortune.
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I have only a little money about me.
放課後だったので、運動場にはほんのわずかな生徒しかいなかった。
School being over, there were only a few pupils in the playground.
最近出版された書物のうちで、読む価値のあるものはほんのわずかしかない。
Of all the books published recently, only a few are worth reading.
当初抗議する人はほんのわずかだったが、今やそこらじゅうから湧き起こっている。
At first only a few people protested, but now they're all coming out of the woodwork.
そして、こうしたものからほんのわずかしか隔たっていない知覚が、直接的な信号がまったくないのにおこる、「超感覚的な」というレッテルを付けざるを得ない知覚なのである。
And it is only a very short step from there, to perception which occurs in the absence of all immediate signals and has to be labeled extrasensory.