Words — 7 found
てんびんお
天秤押し
1. pressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making)Rare term
てんびん
天秤にかける
1. to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); to weigh (something) on scalesIdiomatic expression
2. to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bowIdiomatic expression
天秤に掛ける 【てんびんにかける】