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一いっ発ぱつ
Meanings
Noun
1. one shot; one charge; one explosion
I've only got one bullet.
2. one blow; one punch
One punch was all I could manage, you know.
3. home run
Adverb
Noun
4. one try; one attempt
If you nail it in one shot at that moment, it would be cool, wouldn't it?
Noun
Mahjong
5. win on the first go-around after calling rīchi
6. ippatsu (comp. karuta); taking a card which is read immediately after sending it
Alt. forms
一いっ発ぱつ
89%
１いっ発ぱつ
9%
Kanji used
一
one
発
let out
Pitch accent
い
っぱつ
い
っぱつ
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Used in: 3302
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
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Examples (15 in total)
For starters, let me punch you once.
One punch was all I could manage, you know.
He was killed by a single bullet.
I've only got one bullet.
A single firework went up into the night sky.
But just then, a single gunshot rang out.
If you nail it in one shot at that moment, it would be cool, wouldn't it?
Kunihiko hit the target with his first shot.
And I haven't even landed a single punch on that guy yet!
Tom received a heavy blow on the head.
I'm thinking of getting a punch in on him while I can.
He hit the center of the target with his first shot.
He was knocked out by a punch in the first round.
I don't really get it, but maybe I'll let you have another one.
If I were Tom, I would've punched Mary in the face.