〈数〉 do not have [there are not] many 《trees》; very few [not many] 《people do》; 【形式ばった表現】 have [there are] few 《trees》; 〈量〉 do not have [there is not] much 《money》; 【形式ばった表現】 have [there is] little 《money》 ⇒
→すこし
【形式ばった表現】 decrease
【形式ばった表現】 diminish
at the lowest estimate.
収入が少ない
have a small income.
quite a few recent political scandals.
読み方 すくない
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(=稀) rare; rarely to be met with; few and far between
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(=不足) wanting; short of (hands, etc.)