一発

いっぱつ

blow, punch

一頭地を抜く

いっとうちをぬく

to cut a conspicuous figure, to be by far the best

一発芸

いっぱつげい

one-liner, funny joke, gag, quick trick

一発ネタ

いっぱつネタ

short joke, quick one-liner

一発ギャグ

いっぱつぎゃぐ

short joke, quick one-liner, one-shot joke

一発屋

いっぱつや いちはつや

all-or-nothing gambler, power hitter (baseball), slugger, one hit wonder (e.g. in music)

抜く

ぬく

to extract, to omit, to draw out, to unplug

一発やる

いっぱつやる

to have sex, to bang someone

一発逆転

いっぱつぎゃくてん

turning things around with a home run, turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

一触即発

いっしょくそくはつ

critical (touch and go) situation, explosive situation

一発放つ

いっぱつはなつ いちはつはなつ

to break wind, to have a shot

一発必中

いっぱつひっちゅう

success on the first try (attempt)

一発大波

いっぱつおおなみ

rogue wave, freak wave

一括発注

いっかつはっちゅう

blanket order

一発勝負

いっぱつしょうぶ

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

一発回答

いっぱつかいとう

first and final offer in labor-management negotiations

一念発起

いちねんほっき

being resolved to (do something), having a wholehearted intention

くり抜く

くりぬく

to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

疎抜く

うろぬく

to thin out (e.g. seedlings)