noun / ~する noun:

• taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

noun:

• declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed - Mahjong term - From Chinese "lizhi"
• being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)

noun:

• the best one can do; one's best effort

adverbial noun:

• with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

expression:

• A smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold; enchanting smile of a glamorous woman - four character idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases

expression:

• even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be

adjectival noun / noun:

• one color; one colour; one article; monochrome
• same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

noun:

• single horseman
• wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed - Mahjong term ➜ 単騎待ち【たんきまち】

noun:

• nine gates; winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit - Mahjong term - From English "chi"

noun:

• waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed - Mahjong term

noun / ~の noun:

• firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun ➜ 単発銃【たんぱつじゅう】
• having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; single-engined airplane ➜ 単発機【たんぱつき】
• one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial; one-off; single occasion

noun:

• declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ ダブル立直【ダブルリーチ】

noun:

• waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand while the rest of one's hand is exposed; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds exposed - Mahjong term ➜ 単騎待ち【たんきまち】

noun / ~の noun:

• one portion; one serving; one person

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• adult; grown-up; person who has come of age

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• fully fledged; established; qualified

noun:

• using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair

expression / noun:

• one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• triumph; prosperity
• pride
• one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty
• frequent customer (client, etc.)

noun:

• complexion; one's colour; one's color
• countenance; expression; one's face

noun:

• leaving or staying
• (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude

noun / ~する noun:

• one-ring scam - From English "one call"
• one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through

noun / ~する noun:

• one's chest tightening up (from emotion) so much that one feels one's heart might stop; "dying of cuteness" - colloquialism ➜ きゅん

noun / ~する noun:

• one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama

noun:

• one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

expression / ichidan verb:

• to leave one's home (behind one); to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to be out on one's own

noun:

• poking one's food around using one's chopsticks; playing with one's food with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)