half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
considerably; greatly; a lot
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
nine parts; nine percent; almost
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
disadvantageous; long (odds)
six to four ratio; sixty-forty
sixteenth note; semiquaver
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
32nd note; demisemiquaver
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
64th note; hemidemisemiquaver; semidemisemiquaver
a glib tongue (with fair words); fluent talk designed to deceive; talk something away