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a moment

a little too short

slightly worse; a bit inferior

concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber

a little short; sawed-off (pants)

actual size; full size

Idiomatic expression; Often adverbially as ～に...

(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch

almost; nearly

actual size; exact size

dagger

Proverb

tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them

petty swindling; petty swindler

(something) tiny; trifle

actual size; full size

spare time; spare moment

small opening; small crack

brief impression (of); quick comment (on)

an inch of ground

Usu. in 寸陰を惜しむ

moment; short time

Idiomatic expression

to make a cutting remark; to stab someone with a short blade

pithy or short and witty remark; wisecrack

inside dimensions; internal dimensions

external dimensions; outer size

in evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world; one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen

one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose

external dimensions