寸

just before

a little

match (for lighting a fire)

measurement

cutting to pieces

short play

an inch ahead

dagger

glib tongue

(not) at all

a bit more

slight

actual size

three sun (ca. 9.1 cm)

inside dimensions

actual size

distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm)

dimensioning

dwarf

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

an inch of ground

tiny bit

pithy or short and witty remark

moment

external dimensions

an inch of land

actual size

external dimensions

(at a) snail's pace

font size

exactly the same

without the least difference

moment's leisure

quibbling

one's mind

thumb-nail sketch

near bankruptcy

sun (approx. 3 cm)

brief impression (of)

a little too short

too short

to make a cutting remark

heart

stopping just before

brief review

adjustable-size aggregate

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

to make a cutting remark

heart

taking measurements

(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?

accurate

on the brink of collapse

no one knows what the future holds

short blade

eloquent tongue

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

small present

being on the verge of starvation

moment

there isn't a moment to be wasted

tread on a worm and it will turn

small loan

assumed-size aggregate

thumbnail sketch

Critically Endangered (conservation status)

a moment

one step forward, many steps backward

good things do not last long

incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Sumatra)

to be short (e.g. of clothing)

a little short

to pieces

long nail

short letter

moment

spare time

length

(something) tiny

petty swindling

kanji sun ("inch") radical at right (radical 41)

cylindrical

Imiki (fourth highest of the eight hereditary titles)

in evil, there is odds

(not) the slightest bit

stockpot

moment's leisure