寸

taking measurements

on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

look; glance; (at first) sight

(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

three sun (ca. 9.1 cm)

something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun)

stall-keeper; huckster; hawker

Archaic

prostitute of the lowest rank

With neg. sentence

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

an inch ahead; the immediate future

dwarf; midget; elf; Tom Thumb; Jack Sprat

Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)

long nail; spike

being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve

distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm)

dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish

variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

slight; minor; trifling; trivial; petty

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

considerable; proper; decent; respectable; quite (a)

Proverb

no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness

heart; mind; feelings

near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper

a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.)

one's mind; space occupied by one's heart

one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it

actual size; full size

Idiomatic expression; Often adverbially as ～に...

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

actual size; exact size

dagger

Common error for 舌先三寸

glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive