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一寸 ちょっと N5

  1. a bit; a little; slightly
  2. briefly; for a moment; just a minute
  3. fairly; pretty; quite; rather; somewhat
  4. (not) easily; (not) readily
  5. come on; excuse me; hey!
  6. not feasible; not possible; thanks, but no
  7. a little more than (a week, month, etc.); slightly more than

一寸 いっすん

  1. one sun (approx. 3 cm)
  2. little bit (of time, distance, etc.)

一寸した ちょっとした

  1. minor; petty; slight; trifling; trivial
  2. considerable; decent; proper; quite (a); respectable

一寸の光陰軽んずべからず いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず

  1. every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines; there isn't a moment to be wasted

一寸の虫にも五分の魂 いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい

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

一寸も ちょっとも

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

一寸先 いっすんさき

  1. an inch ahead; the immediate future

一寸先は闇 いっすんさきはやみ

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

一寸刻み いっすんきざみ

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

一寸宜しい ちょっとよろしい

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