一枚

ひとひら いちまい

one thin flat object, one sheet

一枚下

いちまいした いちまいか

one step lower

一枚上

いちまいうえ いちまいじょう

one step higher, one better, cut above, one up

一枚岩

いちまいいわ

monolith, large slab of rock

一枚貝

いちまいがい いちまいかい

univalve

パンツ一枚

パンツいちまい

(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants

一枚看板

いちまいかんばん

leading player, prima donna, box-office star

一枚落ち

いちまいおち

playing shogi with a handicap of one castle (rook) or bishop

一枚上手

いちまいうわて

one step higher, one better, cut above, one up

一枚噛む

いちまいかむ

to participate in (as a member), to get involved in

紙一重

かみひとえ

paper-thin (difference)

一般紙

いっぱんし

common press, lay publication, non-specialist press, general newspaper

首の皮一枚

くびのかわいちまい

still having a very small chance, still having a tiny shred of hope

座布団一枚

ざぶとんいちまい

that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; one zabuton

奇跡の一枚

きせきのいちまい

photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self

枚

まい

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)

一紙半銭

いっしはんせん

small sum, things of little value

千枚

せんまい センマイ

1000 sheets (of paper), many pages

数枚

すうまい

several sheets (flat objects)