[ヤングラいちば, yangura ichiba](n) young underground market (the underground economy in goods and services, involving lots of barter and buying and selling of secondhand goods)[Add to Longdo]
[いちばんしょうぶ, ichibanshoubu](n) contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game[Add to Longdo]
[いちばんだいこ, ichibandaiko](n) beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)[Add to Longdo]
[いちばくじっかん, ichibakujikkan](exp) (1) bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness; (2) strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail (Mencius)[Add to Longdo]
[うこんのたちばな, ukonnotachibana](n) (See 紫宸殿, 左近の桜) tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)[Add to Longdo]
[おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな, onimojuuhachibanchamodebana](exp) (See 番茶も出花) just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth[Add to Longdo]