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交代で出場しても残り時間が少なく持ち味が出せない
こうたいでしゅつじょうしてものこりじかんがすくなくもちあじがだせないEven with a substitution, there's so little time left we can't show our best
店に入ると客は少なくすぐに料理が出てきた
みせにはいるときゃくはすくなくすぐにりょうりがでてきたWhen I entered the shop, there were few customers and the food came out quickly.
この入門書にもまたある統一、少なくともある究極的なものに対する指示がなければならぬ。
このにゅうもんしょにもまたあるとういつ、すくなくともあるきゅうきょくてきなものにたいするしじがなければならぬ。This introductory book must also have some direction toward a unity, at least toward something ultimate.