number one; first; best; most; game; round
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
program (e.g. TV); programme
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
second; number two; runner-up
telephone number; phone number
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
first thing in the morning
lot number; house number; address; residence; address; memory address
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
television program; TV program
answering machine; answerphone
to keep watch; to stand guard
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
personal identification number; PIN; password number
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
mobile phone number; cell phone number
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
news programme; news program
attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room); door-keeper's stand; watcher's seat
special radio or television programme; television special
guardhouse; sentry box; checkpoint (Edo period); town magistrate's office (Edo period)
burlesque; low comedy; farce
variety show (on TV or radio)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
first of all; first thing
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star
night watch; night sentry
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
numbered tag; numbered ticket
night watch; fire watchman
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
what number (in a sequence); what rank
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
unexpected result; upset; surprise
number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad number
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police
radio programme; radio program
track number; platform number; wire gauge
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
phone duty; being on call
news program; news programme
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
119 (ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number in Japan)
taking turns on duty; being on duty at a daimyo's residence in Edo or Osaka
popular song program on radio or television
cooking program; cookery show
doorkeeper; doorman; porter
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
late-night show; midnight broadcast
serial number; consecutive number
(manufacturer's) serial number
town-watches from the Edo period
batman; officer's orderly
special program; special programme
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
popular (TV or radio) program; hit show
being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
promo; advertising for a program (TV, radio, etc.); program publicity
warehouseman; storekeeper
one's turn (esp. in go, shogi, etc.)
doorman in charge of footwear
midsummer; height of summer
secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)
advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint
account number (bank, etc.)
children's (TV) show; children's program
winning number (e.g. in lottery); lucky number
errand runner; messenger (Azuchi-Momoyama period); patroller; minor official (Edo period)
shogun bodyguards (Edo-period)
consecutive number; serial number
three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)
program name (television); program identification
reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter
watchman (implies low rank or burakumin status)
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
namesake program; namesake show; TV or radio program named after the main performer or a sponsor
rotation (e.g. of a duty); taking turns
list of the richest people; billionaires list
head of a group of samurai guards; head of a guard division (Edo period)
(telephone) area code (non-local)
program guide; (TV) channel guide
geisha call-office; assignation office for geisha; geisha on call
stock number (of item); part number; PN
location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
gatekeeper; crossing guard
regular (TV or radio) program (with a fixed weekly or daily time slot)
reference number; serial number
becoming part of the standard inventory (of a product); becoming popular
sexual intercourse (esp. with a prostitute); actual sex (in movies, etc.)
local program; local programme
program competing with another in the same timeslot (programme); counterprogram (television)
long-running (TV, radio) program
ranger (forest); mountain guardian
telephone exchange number
satisfying number (e.g. 10000, 12345, 33333; in view counts, odometer readings, video game scores, etc.)
taking turns; relieving the guard
model number; model designation
reality television; reality TV show
amusement program; amusement programme
food tray (used in the food industry)
to have one's turn; to be on duty; to have one's inning
precedence; first move (in games)
confirmation number; reservation number; reference number
discontinuation (of a model); discontinued model
alternating; taking turns
final bout of the tournament day
to be the leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days (programme)
live program; live programme
newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo
identification number; confirmation number; authentication number
person at a public bath in charge of heating the water and filling the baths
item number; product ID number; reference number
make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament; ozeki-ranked wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
night watch; night watchman; sleepless vigil
exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary
fashion leader; fashionista
identity number; national identification number; national identity number; personal identity number
farce; burlesque; low comedy
educational program (TV, radio)
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
first-grade tea (first picking)
social security number (USA); SSN
local telephone exchange number; local exchange prefix
broadcast program; broadcast programme
order number; ticket number; tracking number
double dip; double-dip recession; second bottom; double bottom
plot number; house number
person in charge of warming sake in a bar
mobile phone number; cell phone number
beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)
successor (TV) program; follow-on program
Köchel number (catalogue of Mozart's music)
something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success
(arch.) standing guard; (arch.) watchman; guard at the shogun's palaces (Edo period)
it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
second star of the evening
multi-game competition; best-of-X series
even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly brewed
second play on the program
giving cries of encouragement at a critical moment
national identification number system; My number system
extremely popular long-running TV show
second play on the program
last five matches of makushita division wrestlers
toe guards on clogs; footwear doorman
second-grade tea (second picking)
number assignment; numbering; rank suffix (in SGML)
being on duty with a colleague; partner; colleague
telephone number; directory number
ticket number (designating order of admission)
directory or book of numbers (e.g. telephone nos)
last of the traditional set of five noh plays
bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something; getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it; tackling (a job) with gusto
taking turns; working in shifts
the thirty guardian deities (one for each day of the lunar month)
person in charge of preparing food for rikishi (usually performed by low-ranking rikishi)
guards at Ōsaka and Sunpu castles (Edo period)
long TV show (lasting several hours)
national citizen identification number system
tracking number (e.g. for orders)
unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal; aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
alternating; taking turns
ozeki-ranked wrestler in danger of losing his rank
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
reference number; order number; tracking number
license plate for registered vehicles (i.e. compact car or larger)
mobile police box; moving police box
International Standard Book Number; ISBN
numbering; assigning a number
classification number; branch number
alternately; by turns; in turn; one after the other
guard (of a daimyo, emperor, etc.)
nuclear watchdog (i.e. the IAEA)
corporate number; 13-digit identification number for corporations
very end; extremity; edge; endmost one
newly recruited wrestlers in the second round of presentation after mae-zumo
newly recruited wrestlers in the third round of presentation after mae-zumo
location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
rematch due to overlong (over 10 min) bout
electronic program guide (programme); EPG
station-to-station (comms)
electronic program guide; EPG
Post Office box address; P.O.box address
interactive program; interactive programme
denumerable set; countable set
International Mobile Subscriber Identity; IMSI
Edo-period small-size single-sheet prints containing puzzles, short stories, etc.; Edo-period playbills
reference number; order number; tracking number
international telephone number
countable (of a set); enumerable; denumerable
comedy TV show; comedy program
physical delivery office number
final three bouts of the tournament day
relative generation number
the opposite team in a two-turns work group
geisha belonging to a call-office (usually a skilled geisha)
number generation; issuing a number
International Standard Serial Number; ISSN
audience participation program (programme)
rankings written on paper
tax identification number; TIN
taxpayer identification number (in the US, Germany, etc.)
certificate serial number
large wooden boards listing rankings hung, outside tournament venues
region code (e.g. for DVDs); area code (telephone network)
external character number
bracket win; bracket quinella
act number (within a year); law number
universal pension number; common number shared between different pension schemes; basic pension number
access program; access programme
attributing a sequence number (packet, message, etc.)
a row of training matches with the same opponent
lower number; lower numbers
(mobile phone) number portability (introduced to Japan in October 2005)
higher number; higher numbers
Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo (faction of the LDP)
license plate for small vehicles (e.g. subcompact car, motorcycle)
alternating; taking turns
number sign; hash sign; pound sign
substitute for a scheduled live broadcast of a sporting event that was rained out
large primitive bamboo hat
Kyoto-style side dish; meal of side dishes