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shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale

approx. 30 cm

3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle

six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer

ruler; measure

shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio

reduced scale; scaling down

6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.); carrying pole; shoulder pole

tape measure

ulna

long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy

inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)

tape measure

very short distance

inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)

measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement

waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi

measuring worm; inchworm; looper (caterpillar)

(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)

(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep

palanquin bearer

small plot of land

carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)

the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain

does not pay; not worth (one's) while

slide rule

to measure (the length)

length; measure; short length

bamboo ruler; bamboo scale; bamboo tape

(something) tiny; trifle

immediate fellatio (no shower first)

padding out a video, TV show, etc. to reach a desired length

mere child

standard length of material used in a kimono

tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle

sharpened sword

letter; epistle

traditional Japanese G-string for men

folding ruler

sight (of a firearm)

man is the measure of all things

traditional Japanese G-string for men

one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose

International Nuclear Event Scale; INES

evaluation measure

in evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world; one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen

Japanese system of weights and measures

(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)

surveyor's leveling pole (levelling)

to measure with a rule

long foot (approx. 37.9cm)

fabric shaku (approx. 36.4 cm)

long item; long object; long film

(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)

carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)

winter moth (Geometridae spp.)

a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth); unimportant painting; trivial work of art

carpenter's square

carpenter's square; common Japanese foot

avid desire; drooling over (something); watering at the mouth

carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)

geometer moth; geometrid

distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)

clapper (two long pieces of wood that are clapped together; used in gagaku, etc.)

long item; long object; long film

a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

vernier

small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth); unimportant painting; trivial work of art

carpenter's square; common Japanese foot

Tang shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)

slide rule

vernier

full size

standard length of material used in a kimono; roll of material

curved ruler

long film (movie)

to extend in length (esp. parts of television programs)

a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

geometer moth; geometrid (of the Ennominae subfamily)

folding ruler; collapsible ruler

folding ruler; collapsible ruler

Kyōhō shaku (approx. 30.36 cm)

Matashirō shaku (approx. 30.26 cm)

small shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)

large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)

compromised shaku (compromise between the Kyōhō shaku and the Matashirō shaku; approx. 30.3 cm)

Korean shaku (approx. 35.6 cm)

Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)

Zhou shaku (approx. 20 cm)

large jewel

sliding central strip (of a slide rule); slide strip

logarithmic scale

vernier; device with a vernier scale

autofellatio

Gongche notation; gongchepu

necessary length of cloth (for making a garment)

Chinese system of weights and measures

ulnar artery

steel rule; steel scale; steel ruler

linear scale; machine scale; rule; measure

chi ze; chize; acupuncture point LU-5 on the lung meridian

chi ze; chize; acupuncture point LU-5 on the lung meridian

peppered moth (Biston betularia)

geometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)

geometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)

Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)

curlew (any bird of genus Numenius)