尺

tape measure

long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy

very short distance

measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement

waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi

(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep

carpenter's square (for checking angles)

common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)

Archaic

large jewel; string of jewels

Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)

does not pay; not worth (one's) while

the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain

slide rule

bamboo ruler; bamboo scale; bamboo tape

Slang; Sex industry term

immediate fellatio (no shower first)

mere child

standard length of material used in a kimono

sight (of a firearm)

sharpened sword

traditional Japanese G-string for men

Proverb; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

man is the measure of all things

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

surveyor's leveling pole (levelling)

evaluation measure

folding ruler

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