Bahasa Jepangnya “sejengkal”

kisi-kisi; ikat besar; sejengkal; jilid

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle

tiang penyangga; ketebalan buku tanpa sampul; sejengkal; tiang pendek vertikal

strut; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); handbreadth; short vertical post

kebaikan dimanfaatkan orang; kebaikan dibalas dengan keburukan; memberi sejengkal, diambil sehasta; meminjamkan atap, kehilangan rumah

to have one's kindness taken advantage of; to have a favor returned with spite; give him an inch and he'll take a mile; to lend out the eaves but have one's whole house taken

sejengkal di depan; masa depan dekat

an inch ahead; the immediate future

tidak pernah puas dan selalu ingin lebih; diberi sejengkal, meminta sehasta; setelah mendapat satu, menginginkan lebih

never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; giving someone an inch and having them take a mile; taking Gansu only to want Sichuan

di kapal, maut hanya sejengkal

there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave

jangkauan sejengkal

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