一縷の望み

いちるののぞみ

gleam (ray) of hope

縷縷

るる

continuously, unbroken, at great length, in minute detail

繁縷

はこべ はこべら ハコベ ハコベラ

chickweed, stitchwort (Stellaria sp.)

縷説

るせつ

detailed explanation

縷言

detailed explanation

縷述

るじゅつ

detailed explanation

縷々

in detail; minutely; at great length

縷陳

detailed explanation

縷々綿々

るるめんめん

going on and on in tedious detail

南蛮繁縷

なんばんはこべ

berry catchfly (Silene baccifera); Cucubalus baccifer (former name)

一

ひと ひ ひい いち いっち イー

one

一軒一軒

いっけんいっけん いちけんいちけん

house to house, door to door

一言一行

いちげんいっこう

every word and act, just a word or an act

一進一退

いっしんいったい

now advancing and now retreating, ebb and flow, seesawing, taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

一日一夜

いちにちいちや

all day and night

一国一票

いっこくいっぴょう いちこくいちひょう

one vote per nation

一利一害

いちりいちがい

advantages and disadvantages, gain some, lose some

一朝一夕

いっちょういっせき

in a day, in a brief space of time

一世一代

いっせいちだい いっせいいちだい

once in a lifetime, the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime