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ちょっと, 一寸, 鳥渡, ちょと, チョット, ちょいと, チョッと
Adverb, Usually in kana
1. a little, a bit, slightly
2. just a minute, for a moment, briefly
3. somewhat, rather, fairly, pretty, quite
before a verb in negative form
4. (not) easily, (not) readily
Interjection
5. hey!, come on, excuse me
一寸の虫にも五分の魂。
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ちょっと, 一寸見, ちょっと
Adverb
look, glance, (at first) sight
ちょっと, 一寸も
Adverb, See ちっとも, Usually in kana, with neg. sentence
(not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest
ちょっと一杯, ちょっといっぱい
Expression
let's have a quick drink
ちょっとした, 一寸した
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi), See 一寸・ちょっと・1, Usually in kana
1. slight, minor, trifling, trivial, petty
See 一寸・ちょっと・3
2. considerable, proper, decent, respectable, quite (a)
トムはちょっとした音楽家だ。
ちょっとずつ
Adverb, See 一寸・ちょっと・1, See ずつ・2
little by little, step by step
ちょっとしか
Expression, with neg. verb
(nothing) but a little
ちょっと難しい, ちょっとむずかしい
Expression
1. a little difficult, slightly hard
Idiomatic expression
2. not feasible, not possible
ちょっとそこまで
Expression
nowhere in particular, just out for a bit, (euph. for) toilet break
ちょっとそこまでコーヒーを飲みに行く。
ちょっとやそっと, 一寸やそっと
Usually in kana, followed by a word in negative form
(not) merely, (not) simply
ちょっとよろしい, 一寸宜しい
Interjection, Usually in kana
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?, (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
もうちょっと, もう一寸
Expression, See もう少し, Usually in kana
a bit more, a bit longer
もうちょっと暖かかったら、庭でお茶を飲むことができるのだが。
もうちょっとしたら
Expression
in a little while, in a bit