舌三寸

したさんずん

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

三寸の舌

さんずんのした さんすんのした

eloquent tongue

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

口先三寸

くちさきさんずん

glib tongue, eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

舌先三分

したさきさんぶ

a glib tongue (with fair words), fluent talk designed to deceive, talk something away

舌先

したさき

tip of tongue

三寸

さんずん さんすん

three sun (ca. 9.1 cm)

一寸先

いっすんさき

an inch ahead, the immediate future

胸三寸

むねさんずん

heart, mind, feelings

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

寸寸

ずたずた ずだずだ

to pieces, into shreds

寸

すん

sun (approx. 3.03 cm)

美味も喉三寸

びみものどさんすん

good things do not last long

舌

した

tongue

寸毫

すんごう

a bit, very little

寸秒

すんびょう

a moment

寸分

すんぶん

tiny bit

寸志

すんし

small present, small token of appreciation, with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)

寸描

すんびょう

thumbnail sketch, brief sketch