one's heart; one's true feelings
Refers to one's inner thoughts or emotions, often used in expressions like 胸一つに秘める (keep in one's heart).
He kept that feeling deep in his heart.
at one's discretion; in one's hands
Indicates that a decision or outcome depends entirely on one's own judgment or will. Often used in the pattern 胸一つで.
Whether you succeed or not is entirely up to you.
Personnel decisions are made at the president's discretion.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Variant with hiragana ひとつ; same meaning.
Compound of 胸 (chest, heart) and 一つ (one). The figurative meanings derive from the idea of something being contained or decided within a single heart.