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a handful (of)
small amount (of); small number (of)
trouncing; crushing; putting down (with ease)
一握りの米を炊いた。
I cooked a handful of rice.
成功者は一握りしかいない。
Only a handful of people succeed.
一握りの砂を手に取った。
I picked up a handful of sand.