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

一時逃れ

いちじのがれ いっときのがれ

quibbling, temporizing, temporising

一寸先

いっすんさき

an inch ahead, the immediate future

逃れ

のがれ

escaping, evading

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

寸寸

ずたずた ずだずだ

to pieces, into shreds

逃れる

のがれる

to escape

籤逃れ

くじのがれ

elimination by lottery

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

当座逃れ

とざのがれ とうざのがれ

temporary expedient

言い逃れ

いいのがれ

evasion, excuse, subterfuge

逃れ出る

のがれでる

to scuttle off, to take flight

責任逃れ

せきにんのがれ

avoiding or dodging responsibility