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一番 いちばん N5

  1. first; first place; number one
  2. best; most
  3. bout; game; round
  4. as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
  5. piece; song (e.g. in noh)

一番 ひとつがい

  1. brace; couple; pair

一番上 いちばんうえ

  1. eldest; highest; oldest; topmost; uppermost

一番乗り いちばんのり

  1. first rider in a charge
  2. first (person) to arrive

一番手 いちばんて

  1. first person (to do); person going first
  2. first place; person in the lead; person in the top position; top position

一番出世 いちばんしゅっせ

  1. newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo

一番勝負 いちばんしょうぶ

  1. contest decided by a single roll of dice; contest decided by a single round (bout); make-or-break game; one-shot game (contest)

一番多い いちばんおおい

  1. most numerous

一番太鼓 いちばんだいこ

  1. beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)

一番弟子 いちばんでし

  1. the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
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