► 副詞
精一杯 [(3)せいいっぱい] meaning: best rank: 2
☆ これが精一杯だ ⇨ This is the best, maximum, that I can do (☛ The best of your ability)
☆ 精一杯やったから悔いはない ⇨ I did my best, so I have no regrets (☛ The best of your ability)
力一杯 [(4)ちからいっぱい] meaning: best rank: 2
☆ 明日の試合では力一杯戦うつもりだ ⇨ I will fight to the best of my ability in the game tomorrow
► 動詞
尽きる [(2)つきる] [liter] meaning: best rank: 2
☆ 病気は予防に尽きる ⇨ Prevention is the best, ultimate, measure against diseases (☛ The very best option)
► 名詞
一番 [(2)いちばん] [coll] meaning: best rank: 1
☆ ビールは冷えたのが一番だ ⇨ Beer is best when ice cold
☆ 疲れた時は寝るのが一番だ ⇨ It is best to sleep when you are tired
最高 [さいこう] meaning: best rank: 1
☆ 彼は史上最高のサッカー選手と考えられている ⇨ He is considered the best football player in the history
最高級 [(3)さいこうきゅう] meaning: best rank: 2
☆ 最高級の革で出来た鞄 ⇨ A bag made of the best, most expensive, leather (☛ The highest in class and value)
最善 [さいぜん] meaning: best rank: 2
☆ とにかく最善を尽くすまでだ ⇨ All I can do is do my very best
最良 [さいりょう] [liter] meaning: best rank: 2
☆ 最良の素材を使った料理 ⇨ Food with fines, best, ingredients
☆ 最良の結果が得られた ⇨ We got the best results
絶好 [ぜっこう] meaning: best rank: 2
☆ 絶好の機会が訪れた ⇨ A unparalleled opportunity came knocking
決定版 [けっていばん] meaning: best rank: 3
☆ 彼女のヒット曲集の決定版 ⇨ A definitive collection of her hit songs
☆ 豚骨ラーメンの決定版 ⇨ The best example of pork broth ramen (☛ The best of its kind)
随一 [(1)ずいいち] [liter] meaning: best rank: 3
☆ 山陰随一の名湯 ⇨ The best hot spring resort in Sanyo region (☛ Number 1)
最高峰 [(3)さいこうほう] [liter] meaning: best rank: 4
☆ 英国プレミアリーグはサッカーリーグの最高峰だ ⇨ The English Premier League is the best of football leagues (☛ Literally “highest peak”)
最適化 [さいてきか] meaning: best rank: 4
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至高 [しこう] [liter] meaning: best rank: 4
☆ 至高の喜び ⇨ The highest happiness. Bliss (☛ The highest)
至上 [しじょう] [liter] meaning: best rank: 4
☆ プロスポーツは実力至上主義だ ⇨ In pro sports you are judged by your performance above all else. Pro sports are meritocracy. (☛ The highest)
☆ 至上の喜び ⇨ The greatest joy. A bliss (☛ The highest)
粋 [(1)すい] [liter] meaning: best rank: 4
☆ 現代科学の粋の結晶 ⇨ (☛ The purest, cream of the crop)
絶品 [ぜっぴん] meaning: best rank: 4
☆ あそこのラーメンは絶品だ ⇨ The ramen there is the best (☛ Literally “best item”. Typically about food, crats, etc.)
天下一 [(1)てんかいち] meaning: best rank: 4
☆ 天下一武道会 ⇨ The world martial arts championship (☛ Literally means “the best under the sky”)
ピカ一 [ぴかいち] [coll] meaning: best rank: 4
☆ あそこのラーメンはピカイチだ ⇨ The ramen of that restaurant is the best
► 形容詞
此の上無い [(4)このうえない] [liter] meaning: best rank: 4
☆ この上無い幸せ ⇨ Unsurpassed, ultimate, happiness (☛ Literally “unsurpassed”)
► 形容動詞
一流 [いちりゅう] meaning: best rank: 2
☆ 一流ブランドの鞄 ⇨ A bag of a first-rate, top-tier, brand
☆ 彼は一流俳優の仲間入りをした ⇨ He has joined the ranks of top-tier actors
☆ 彼女は何でも一流品でないと気が済まない ⇨ She wouldn’t like anything other than top-brand products
究極 [きゅうきょく] meaning: best rank: 2
☆ 究極のラーメン ⇨ The greatest ramen (☛ Literally “at the extreme”. The extreme you reach with a lot of effort)
極上 [ごくじょう] [liter] meaning: best rank: 3
☆ 極上の刺身 ⇨ The very best sashimi (☛ Of the highest quality)
飛び切り [とびきり] meaning: best rank: 3
☆ 彼女の飛び切りの笑顔 ⇨ Her great, beautiful, smile
有数 [ゆうすう] meaning: best rank: 3
☆ 彼女は世界で有数のピアニストだ ⇨ She is one of the best pianists in the world (☛ One of the best)
精鋭 [せいえい] meaning: best rank: 4
☆ 軍の精鋭部隊 ⇨ An elite military unit (☛ A group of best people)
錚々 [そうそう] [liter] meaning: best rank: 4
☆ 錚々たる顔触れが揃った大会 ⇨ A competition where the best have gathered