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► 副詞
一つ一つ  [(5)ひとつひとつ]    meaning:  one by one  rank: 2
☆ 彼等問題点を一つ一つ解決していった ⇨ They solved the problems one by one  (☛ Unlike いちいち, there is no annoyance)

► 名詞
  [(2)いち]    meaning:  one  rank: 1
☆ 一月 ⇨ The first month. January

一つ  [(2)ひとつ]    meaning:  one  rank: 1
☆ 一つお聞きしたいがあります ⇨ There is one thing I’d like to ask  (☛ One item)
☆ 一つだけになることがあります ⇨ There’s just one thing that bothers me  (☛ One item)
☆ 一つびなさい ⇨ Pick, choose, one  (☛ One item)

一つ覚え  [(4)ひとつおぼえ]  [馬鹿の一つ覚え]    meaning:  repeat  rank: 4
☆ 連中表現自由バカの一つ覚えのように繰り返す ⇨ They repeat “freedom of expression” as if that is the only phrase they know  (☛ Literally means “one learned phrase of a fool”)

一くさり  [(2)ひとくさり]    meaning:  talk  rank: 4
☆ 彼女自分子供自慢をひとくさりした ⇨ She bragged about her child at length  (☛ Talk about one topic at length)

► 接頭辞
  [ひと]    meaning:  one  rank: 1
☆ 一夏の ⇨ A fleeting romance in one summer
☆ 塩一匙 ⇨ One spoon of salt

  [ひと]    meaning:  little  rank: 2
☆ 昼間に一眠りした ⇨ I slept a little, took a quick nap, during the day

  [ひと]    meaning:  some  rank: 2
☆ 昼前に一仕事しておこう ⇨ I’m going to get some work done before lunch