一ひと花はな

noun

one flower; a single flower

Literal meaning: exactly one flower, often used in counting or describing a single bloom.

• 花か瓶びんに一ひと花はなだけ活いけてある。

  There is just one flower arranged in the vase.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

success; prosperity; a moment of glory

Figurative use, often in the phrase 一花咲かせる (to achieve a brief success or enjoy a moment of glory). Implies a single, notable achievement or flourishing period.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころに一ひと花はな咲さかせた。

  He had his moment of glory when he was young.

• 定てい年ねん後ごに一ひと花はな咲さかせたいと思おもっている。

  I want to achieve something notable after retirement.