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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
こういうチャンスは寡い。
Chances like this are few.
戦後しばらくは物資が寡かった。
Supplies were scarce for a while after the war.
この村の人口はまだ寡くない。
The population of this village isn't scarce yet.