several people, a few people
彼には、自分のために働いてくれる部下が数名いる。
He has several subordinates who work for him.
数名の剣士を送り込んだが
We sent in several swordsmen, but...
— Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
彼らのうち数名は自殺してしまった。
Several of them took their own lives.
当直の兵数名が重傷です
Several soldiers on duty are seriously injured.
— 天空の城ラピュタ (1986)
数名を残して帰国することになった
We ended up returning to our home country, leaving a few people behind.
— The Wind Rises (2013)
数名よりマシだ
Better than just a few people.
— 雪山の絆 (2023)