一

choosing between two things; two choices

undergoing a complete change in appearance; changing something out of all recognition; a rise in one's reputation

a half; 50%

carbon-14

(make) a long talk (discourse, lecture)

single-parent family; one-parent family; single-parent household

singlemindedly devoted to work

all expenses

divining one's own fortune

monotheism

standardization; standardisation

(generation born in) the first nine years of the Shōwa period (1926-1934)

undergo a complete change; turn over a new leaf

uniform price

at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost

Idiomatic expression

not distinguishing between what's good and bad; miso and shit are the same

Idiomatic expression

painful reproach; a needle in one's scalp

advancing in the face of death; having a narrow escape from the jaw of death

one cake of bean curd

giving cries of encouragement at a critical moment

one copy each

Proverb

there's but a fine line between genius and insanity

Proverb

where there is a will, there is a way

one-part; single-part; single-component