jpdb beta

first-grade tea (first picking)

highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest

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

first thing in the morning

first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive

first (in a series)

the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple

first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position

first of all; first thing

the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

decisive game; important bout; crucial match

the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit

first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring

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

track no. 1

final bout of the tournament day

newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo

first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1

exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary

exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary

gird oneself up

something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success

giving cries of encouragement at a critical moment

bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something; getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it; tackling (a job) with gusto

condom

very end; extremity; edge; endmost one