YOU SAID:

He's a few quarters short of a buck

INTO JAPANESE

彼は数分の一の短期しかない

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He has only a fraction of a shorter term

INTO JAPANESE

彼は短期間のほんの一部しか持っていない

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He has only a small part of a short period of time

INTO JAPANESE

彼は短期間のうちのほんの一部しか持っていない

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He has only a small part of a short period of time