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さいしょ
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. beginning; outset; first; onset
If there was such a thing, you should have said so from the beginning.
Alt. forms
最さい初しょ
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Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
first off; first thing
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Examples (198 in total)
Let's begin at the beginning.
Let's rethink it from the beginning.
I'll go first.
He came first.
That's where I first met them.
I was the first one to rush out.
Of course, I was suspicious at first.
It was probably a trap from the very beginning.
At first, it was a faint sound.
At first, I thought it was a ghost.
The conversation was lively at first, wasn't it?
Why don't you try it again from the beginning?
It is the first job after my return.
At first, I thought it was a petal.
I wasn't enthusiastic at first.
Was it planned from the beginning?
This was consistent from the beginning.
Turn right at the first traffic light.
No one believed me at first.
It was easier than it seemed at first glance.
I was very nervous at first.
It's obvious, isn't it? I told you that at the beginning.
As for the taste, I've had no worries about it from the start.
Don't say something so outrageous right from the start.
The first attack missed the target.
When did you see them first?
No such route exists in the first place.
It can't be helped if the balance gets thrown off at first.
The first step is the most important step.
From the start, he had murder in mind.
The first season of the year is spring.
I think I probably finished first.
I knew it from the start.
We must finish our homework first.
Sunday is the first day of the week.
The first place we were shown was the restaurant on the first floor.
Our first class is math.
The undertaking was a failure from the beginning.
Is Sunday the first day of the week?
Please read the first line.
The first month of the year is January.
In other words, it was doomed to fail from the very beginning.
The first major destination is Nikko.
It seems it was first found on the north side.
I wasn't counting on it from the start anyway.
At first, I couldn't swim by myself.
In other words, if it breaks, you have to start over from the beginning.
My first guess was wide off the mark.
Tom was the first to be fired.
At first, I thought it was the name of a place in Hokkaido.
The first batter was caught out.
Let's draw lots to decide who goes first.
Nancy was the first girl to come.
The Industrial Revolution took place first in England.
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan.
First, he finished his thesis.
He went to a fruit store first.
Kunihiko hit the target with his first shot.
That's what I said all along.
No, I mean, you're the one who heard about it first, right?
He didn't like her at first.
This was her first job.
I knew all along that he was telling a lie.
That was the first time that a man walked on the moon.
The first step is always the hardest.
She didn't like the horse at first.
Please tell me what I should do first.
That building is neither the first nor the last.
At first, I mistook him for your brother.
No, your energy level was amazing from the very beginning.
The first to break the silence was one of the soldiers.
That said, our first meeting was just a coincidence, though.
At first, he could not speak English at all.
What is your earliest memory from childhood?
What is the first novel that was written in Japanese?
We learned what we should do first.
Our first lesson today is English.
The fault lies with me for not explaining it at first.
After our first attack, the enemy fled.
Now, now, everyone is a beginner at first, you know.
At first, he sounded very sincere.
At first, I couldn't play the guitar.
Turn left at the first light.
If that is the case, then you should have simply not recommended them in the first place.
Wow, we're finally in Paris. Where should we visit first?
I had anticipated that it would turn out this way from the beginning.
Um, what was the first thing I was asked?
Do you know when the first parliament came into being?
There was never any need to complete the plan in the first place.
He was the first man to land on the moon.
Why did you leave out the first question on the exam?
The first electronic computer was produced in our country in 1941.
We're going to shoot the first outdoor scene now.
They were the first to get into the bus.
Mr. Gray was the first man that arrived.
And began my first letter to Terry Tate.
Betty was the first girl who came to the party.
The first thing you have to take into consideration is time.
Take the first turn to right and then go straight on.
I'll come to Boston the first weekend in October.
He was the first man to float in space.
You must carry out your first plan.
The first colonizers of the United States of America were the English and French.
He intended to reexamine the case from the beginning.
He was the first man that climbed Mount Everest.
He is the first Japanese that traveled in space.
This is the first time I have seen a Spielberg movie.
The first electric calculator came into existence toward the end of the 19th century.
Frederic Chopin wrote his first composition when he was seven years old.
Do the first example in your workbook.
Do you know who conquered Mt. Everest first?
At first, I was deeply moved by the wonderful hall with its excellent acoustics.
At first, I didn't know what to do.
They didn't believe us at first, but now they do.
They did not know what to do first.
I was the first one to do that.
I couldn't understand him at first.
She remembered the first day she went to school.
Should I have asked you first?
She asked me who had arrived first.
Which city are you going to visit first?
First of all, let's look at this famous picture.
I thought that we would be good friends from the beginning.
I skipped the first few pages of the book.
I've managed to finish the first three chapters so far.
At first, I thought it was due to the lighting, but that was not the case.
Your name stands first in the list.
You only have to answer the first question.
The first incident happened two months ago.
No, the one brought in here is the first unit.
She gave birth to her first child at twenty years old.
First of all, the price is determined because there is demand.
He hit the center of the target with his first shot.
Eventually, you end up somewhere far from where you first meant to go.
It is probable that her first album will sell well.
I was called into the office first.
She seems to be nervous about her first class.
And we entered the first movie theater that caught our eye.
It was the first time that I visited the museum.
The couple named their first child Mark.
Tom was the first person to enter the cave.
At first, one should at least keep it to a few times.
He was the first to jump into the world of computers at our company.
At first I tried to write everything down in my notebook.
I wonder which of the runners will come first.
Tom was the first one to recognize Mary's musical talent.
The first item is a motion proposed by the Education Committee.
Lindbergh was the first man to fly across the Atlantic.
If there was such a thing, you should have said so from the beginning.
I remember the day when we first met.
First of all, I must say this.
It was fun at first, but when it's like this the whole time, I do start to get tired after all.
We should have been fully aware of this risk all along.
This is a story from even before the first human was born.
He is the first to come and the last to leave at any party.
At first he hated her but gradually came to love her.
We should determine what is to be done first.
Initially I found it difficult to deal with my new environment.
This road should have already been completed according to the original plan.
He asked the first person he met near the village.
At first I was driven by necessity, but now it is my hobby.
No one knows when such a custom first came into existence.
That is why, at first, I also considered intervening in this situation.
He was the first man I interviewed for the job.
The first thing that caught his eye was a fingerprint on the glass.
The first thing we did was look at the pandas.
Soldiers have been desperately pushing every wagon from behind since the start.
The revenues for the first month of 2011 exceed one million yen.
First, I'd like to examine the catalyst used in this experiment.
They have decided to stick to the original plan after all.
He was the first man to climb Mt. Fuji in winter.
She had a daughter by her first husband.
The idea seemed absurd at first.
The first minutes after a heart attack are very important.
Armstrong was the first man to reach the moon.
Soccer played throughout the world today is closest to the original football.
My first task was to screen out unqualified applicants.
The first word of every sentence should be capitalized.
It was in 1912 that the Titanic sank during her first voyage.
I checked in advance because I didn't want it to end up like this.
Let me make it clear from the start: I was just dragged along.
At first, unable to properly take in what had been said, they just looked dumbfounded.
On hearing the news of the birth of his first child, he jumped for joy.
From the first time I met him, he had the air of someone in the middle of a journey.
Which of these three books would you recommend that I read first?
The first thing I saw was several columns of black smoke rising into the air.
I still remember the day I first met her vividly.
At first, the boy didn't pay much attention to my advice.
This is a picture of the first train that ran between Tokyo and Yokohama.
When I first came across this story, I thought it was a nice story.
The first immigrants in American history came from England and the Netherlands.
This area was first settled by the Dutch more than two hundred years ago.
It was clear that Hawking would live longer than was first thought.
As a new father, I gave my first child plenty of books.
All educated Americans, first or last, go to Europe.
The first thing I want to do tomorrow is to find a good part-time job.
He decided to put the murder trial first in the evening news.
The student who finishes an examination first does not necessarily get the best grade.