番

watchdog; guard dog

first thing in the morning

off duty

telephone number

at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

most numerous

first rider in a charge

first (person) to arrive

Historical term

guards at Ōsaka and Sunpu castles (Edo period)

house number; address

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte

じゅうはちばん only

No. 18; eighteenth

じゅうはちばん only; Abbreviation

repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

first (in a series)

Esp. 丁番 in the construction industry

hinge

ちょうつがい only

joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

leader of a group of juvenile delinquents

what number

first person (to do); person going first

first place; top position; person in the top position; person in the lead

Abbreviation

special radio or television programme; television special

Common noun

exception; supernumerary; extra (theatrical)

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

outsize

to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string

burlesque; low comedy; farce

sentry; guard

prison guard; jailer; gaoler

attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room); door-keeper's stand; watcher's seat

first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star

what number (in a sequence); what rank