Meanings

America First (US policy)

first period (e.g. first class in school day)

once in a lifetime

once in a lifetime

to end one's life

main party (of the night)

to be partly responsible for

conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"

to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping)

intensive zazen meditation on a subject

four-of-a-kind and a pair in a dealt hand

dealt hand consisting of one 5-point card and six 1-point cards

a bit lower (price)

first wave

firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo)

to hold a small dinner party

distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent

distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent

temporary child care

nationwide local elections