English

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'
a small but indefinite number
― a few weeks ago; a few more wagons than usual; an invalid's pleasures are few and far between; few roses were still blooming; few women have led troops in battle

Japanese

可算名詞と共に使用できて、しばしば'a'によって先行されている数量詞
少ないが、不明確な数
― 数週間前; いつもより２、３台多いワゴン; 病人の楽しみはほとんどない; 少数のばらはまだ咲いていた; 戦闘で軍隊を率いた女性はほとんどいなかった

SUMO: ⊂ SubjectiveAssessmentAttribute

TempoWN: ◁ △ ▷ (Past: 0.000; Present: 0.021; Future: 0.000)

SentiWN: △ ▽ (+0.00 -0.00) MLSentiCon: △ ▼ (+0.00 -0.12)