一

first instance; first trial

staying one night

fish salted and dried overnight

one dimension

having a single meaning; allowing only one interpretation; unequivocal; unambiguous

principal; primary; most important

biography

anecdote; common talk

a minute and a half

one advantage

to hold a small dinner party

one-stroke sketch; unicursal

one season

one year (esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment)

main party (of the night); first party

barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)

first mate; first officer

over and over; repeatedly

soroban bead with value one

first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer

document; bond

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

something handed down (usu. an order)

group; flock; crowd; herd

wide expanse (of flowers)

to break wind; to let off a fart; to have a shot

Formal or literary term

determined; single-minded; intent; desperate; wild