一寸先は闇

いっすんさきはやみ

No one knows what the future holds, The future is a closed book

一寸

いっすん ちょっと ちょと チョット ちょいと チョッと

just a minute, short time, just a little

胸先三寸

むなさきさんずん

one's mind, one's inner feelings, (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it

舌先三寸

したさきさんずん

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

口先三寸

くちさきさんずん

glib tongue, eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

一寸逃れ

いっすんのがれ

quibbling, prevarication

一寸法師

いっすんぼうし

dwarf, midget, elf, Tom Thumb, Jack Sprat

一寸した

ちょっとした

trifling, petty

一寸刻み

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

もう一寸

もうちょっと

a bit more, a bit longer

一先ず

ひとまず

for now; for the time being; for the present

一歩先

いっぽさき

one step ahead

一足先

ひとあしさき

one step ahead

寸寸

ずたずた ずだずだ

to pieces, into shreds

一寸宜しい

ちょっとよろしい

(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?, (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

寸

すん

sun (approx. 3.03 cm)

一寸やそっと

ちょっとやそっと

(followed by a word in negative form) (not) merely, (not) simply

燐寸

マッチ

match (to light fire with)

寸法

すんぽう

measurement, size, extent, dimension