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scales; weighing machine
料理をする時は秤で材料を正確に量ることが大事。
It's important to weigh ingredients accurately with a scale when cooking.
この秤は一グラム単位まで正確に測れるタイプだ。
This scale is a type that can measure accurately to one gram.
昔の商店には大きな秤が置いてあったものだ。
Old shops used to have large scales.