something heard for the first time;  hearing something for the first time
 (for the) first time;  something used (worn, etc.) for the first time;  new item;  first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
 early summer;  fourth month of the lunar calendar
 first experience (of something);  first sexual experience
 first warbling heard in a New Year
 (for the) first time in one's life
 first day returning to work after the New Years holiday;  first task at a new job;  newcomer's first job
 first snow (of the season);  first snowfall
 early autumn (fall);  seventh month of the lunar calendar
 early winter;  tenth month of the lunar calendar
 first sunrise of the year;  sunrise on New Year's Day
 first (of its kind) in Japan
 first (of its kind) in Japan
 first meeting;  first contest between
 first of the season (e.g. produce, catch);  virgin
 losing one's virginity;  first-time sex
 first challenge;  first try
 debut;  initial stage appearance
 early spring;  beginning of spring;  New Year
 first ears of rice of the season;  first crops of the season;  first harvest of the season;  offering (to the gods)
 debut;  opening;  first public exhibition
 first shrine visit of New Year
 first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month;  traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines
 first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
 first flower of the season or year;  first flowering on a plant;  first menstruation;  woman who has just reached adulthood
 first championship win (esp. sumo)
 maiden flight (e.g. of an aircraft)
 first Bon Festival following the death of a family member
 winning one's first election;  being elected for the first time
 first ride (in a new vehicle, in the new year, etc.);  base-fare zone;  starting fare;  base fare
 first (written) contribution
 first month of the lunar calendar;  first month;  first moon of the month;  new moon
 first ski of the season;  first ski run
 first quotation for a stock at the first exchange meeting of the New Year;  initial share price during a public offering
 first shrine visit of New Year
 the first time in the year that one wears an awase kimono
 selling something for the first time;  item on sale for the first time
 (for the) first time;  something used (worn, etc.) for the first time;  new item;  first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
 first maple leaves to turn red in the season
 first shrine visit of the New Year
 first snow to settle on a mountain
 first ski of the season;  first ski run
 first sound of the year for an animal;  first sound of the season
 first tournament for a wrestler
 wearing something for the first time
 first wearing (of kimono) in the New Year
 first sale of the year;  first trade of the year
 first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)
 first bath of the year;  first bath in one's life (i.e. for a baby)
 first Serpent day of the year
 first ears of rice of the season;  first crops of the season;  first harvest of the season;  offering (to the gods)
 first cockcrowing of the year
 wearing something for the first time
 New Year's Tournament (held in Tokyo in January)
 first Day of the Rat of the New Year;  first Day of the Rat of the month (esp. of the 11th month)
 first day of the second month
 sky on New Year's morning
 first page of a renga or renku
 first wholesale produce market of the year (usu. auction of seafood, fruit, etc.)
 first wholesale produce market of the year (usu. auction of seafood, fruit, etc.)
 first eastern wind of the year;  first eastern wind of the spring
 first letter (of the year, season, etc.);  first correspondence
 first wholesale produce market of the year (usu. auction of seafood, fruit, etc.)
 first lull of the year;  lull on New Year's Day
 first Japanese bush warbler to chirp this year (i.e. spring)
 first young greens of the year
 first Japanese bush warbler to chirp this year (i.e. spring)
 the first rain to fall between the late autumn and the early winter
 first wind of the season (esp. the first wind of autumn)