ほんのわずかな

only a tiny amount or number

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only a tiny amount or number Used before a noun to emphasize that the amount or number is extremely small. It often appears with しか〜ない, meaning “there are only...” or “have only...”.

JA: ほんのわずかな時間しかありません。

EN: There is only a tiny amount of time.

彼女はほんのわずかな資産しか持っていなかった。

She had only a very modest amount of wealth.

その店にはほんのわずかな客しかいなかった。

There were only a few customers in that store.

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。

Since it was after school, there were only a handful of students on the school field.

ほんのわずかな人しか見かけませんでした。

I saw only a very small number of people.