not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
first thing in the morning
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
number one; first; best; most; game; round
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
from the beginning; from scratch
the first and second; a few
first thing in the afternoon
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
first thing in the afternoon
digital single lens reflex camera; digital SLR camera
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
one leaf; (arch.) one boat
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
the one absolute truth; the one reality
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
once; one time; on one occasion
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
one thin flat object; one sheet
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
Japan's best; number one in Japan
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
first thing in the morning
one lump; one body; one group
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
(arch.) first-born imperial prince; most important provincial shrine
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
first-grade tea (first picking)
single word; a few words; brief comment
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
all present; all concerned; all of us
family; relatives; dependents; household
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
annual (plant); first-year student
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
100,000,000; one hundred million
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
one large ...; a great ...
one person; another name; nickname; alias
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
one revolution; one rotation
one part; one portion; one section
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
Japan's best; number one in Japan
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
generation; lifetime; age
unconditionally; as a rule
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
first thing in the morning
one cause; one reason; one factor
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
private person; individual
first year of high school; first-year high school student
one's every action; every single move
(one) letter; (one) character
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
first base; first baseman; one fort
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
a help; an aid; some assistance
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
one's whole life; one's lifetime
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
unique thing; best on earth
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
first thing in the afternoon
one difficulty; one danger
same kind; accomplices; companions
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
one meaning; one thought; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; unique
one tablet; one pill; tray; salver
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular
seventh day after a person's death; first seven-day period after a person's death; (arch.) seven days; (arch.) one week
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
person to be reckoned with; person of importance; one person; one character; someone
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
exclusively; (taking) best care
depends entirely on; depends above all on
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
unparalleled in Japan and China and India
by any chance; ten thousand to one
by any chance; ten thousand to one
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
main party (of the night); first party
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "iru"
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
(not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
word (opinion, objection)
number one in all of America; best in all of America
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
first torii gate of a shrine
a sentence; one sentence; (short) piece of writing
Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
one matter; one case; physical intimacy; sexual intercourse
(excelling in) one area or skill; (being skilled or gifted in) one certain area
type 1 diabetes; juvenile diabetes
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
Very sincerely yours; (arch.) different
single-stringed Japanese zither
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
(being separated only by a) narrow strip of water; narrow strait (channel, river)
advantages and disadvantages; gain some, lose some
one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat)
closest pine-tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)
flushness (esp. of wheels and fenders on an automobile); tsuraichi
general incorporated foundation
first anniversary of a person's death
unicameral system; unicameralism
one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer
single nucleotide polymorphism; SNP
one-part; single-part; single-component
an office; an important office
A single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; Even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; Watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
innovation; new vista; new field
First Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
First Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
first string (of a shamisen, etc.)
kanji "bare bone" radical at left
kanji "big shell" radical
First Epistle to Timothy (book of the Bible)
First Epistle of Peter (book of the Bible)
First Epistle of John (book of the Bible)
September 11 attacks; 9/11
adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
first day of the cock in the eleventh month
16,800,000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84,000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century)
self-contained (of a story)
drop in the bucket; drop in the ocean; (lit.) one grain of millet in a vast ocean
dealt hand consisting of one 5-point card and six 1-point cards
single charge (esp. in electric vehicles)
first-born imperial prince