Dictionary: “一番”

first rider in a charge

first person (to do);person going first

best;most

first (person) to arrive

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

game;round;bout

as a test;as an experiment;by way of experiment;by way of trial;tentatively

song (e.g. in noh);piece

highest;uppermost;topmost;oldest;eldest

pair;couple;brace

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

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

most numerous

beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)

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

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

first (in a series)

very end;extremity;edge;endmost one

track no. 1

first-grade tea (first picking)

freshly drawn bath;(taking) a bath before anyone else

first cockcrowing

first rider in a charge

first (person) to arrive