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2 exact word matches found in search '一寸'
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Most common form: ちょっと
1. just a minute; short time; just a little  (often written with kana only)
2. somewhat; easily; readily; rather  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. one sun (approx. 3.03 cm)  (see also: )
2. a little bit (of time, distance, etc.)
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13 words found beginning with '一寸'
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noun
an inch ahead; the immediate future
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noun
1. dwarf; midget; elf; Tom Thumb; Jack Sprat
2. Issun-boshi (Japanese fairytale)
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Most common form: ちょっと見
noun, adverb
look; glance; (at first) sight
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not at all (neg. verb)  (see also: ちっとも; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ちょっとした
1. trifling; petty  (see also: 一寸; often written with kana only)
2. quite a bit; somewhat; quite  (see also: 一寸; often written with kana only)
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expression
No one knows what the future holds; The future is a closed book
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expression
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  (idiomatic expression)
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noun
quibbling; prevarication
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interjection (kandoushi)
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?  (often written with kana only)
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noun
(followed by a word in negative form) (not) merely; (not) simply  (often written with kana only)
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1 word found containing '一寸' in any position
noun
(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch  (often adverbially as ~に...; idiomatic expression)
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