Illustration: In a compact Japanese apartment, a parent returns home to find a small celebration prepared at the low dining table. One homemade cupcake holds a single candle, and two paper-chain loops hang from the back of a chair. Their partner and child sit close together, smiling with restrained anticipation.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

ささやか

sasayaka

modest, small

Example sentences

彼かれらのささやかな収入しゅうにゅうでは、大たいした贅沢ぜいたくはできない。
Their modest income doesn’t allow for many luxuries.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
これはあなたの親切しんせつに対たいするささやかなお礼れいの印しるしです。
This is a small acknowledgement of your kindness.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼女かのじょはほほえんで僕ぼくのささやかなプレゼントを受うけ取とってくれた。
She smiled and accepted my little present.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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