初はじめて
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
1. for the first time
Yes, I just heard it for the first time.
Adverb
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
after the -te form of a verb
It was only after nearly losing it that I realized its importance.
Noun
Colloquialism
3. first time; (one's) first
Kanji used
first time
Pitch accent
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じ
めて
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Composed of
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
for the first time in one's life
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
Examples (200 in total)
Is this your first time here?
Everything is so new to me!
Is this your first visit here?
It's my first errand!
I've never seen a case like this before.
It doesn't feel like we are talking for the first time.
I made curry for the first time.
Is that so? I didn't know that until now.
Was that the first time you were arrested?
It is a completely new substance.
It is something I am tackling for the first time.
This is my first camping trip.
This is the first time we've met during the day.
This is the first time for me to read the Bible.
This is the first time I've come to Kansai.
It's my first time raising a child.
Is this the first time you've ever skied?
Is this your first time in Korea?
Is this your first trip abroad?
I ate durian for the first time.
I won my first gold medal.
This is the first time I've smoked.
This is the first time I've had seaweed.
Is this the first time you've ever given blood?
This is my first time to be here.
I see, so this is the first time you're seeing it.
I did that for the first time just yesterday.
"Is it the first time you've been here?" "Yes, it's my first visit."
Is this your first visit to this town?
I met him for the first time.
Yes, I just heard it for the first time.
Well, it can't be helped, since it's your first time.
It's not your first time, so what are you nervous about?
I just learned about this matter for the first time.
My first car was red.
A puppet moves only when it is manipulated.
I've never seen him so angry before.
I came here today for the first time.
I set foot on Japanese soil for the first time.
What was prepared was a costume I had never seen before.
This is the first time I have witnessed such a sight.
For the first time, I was able to face myself.
It is something one acquires only through experience.
This is the first time I've come to this area.
This is the first time I've ever passed an exam.
Is this the first time you've had this symptom?
It was the first time I had seen a waterfall.
That's the first time I've seen a score like that.
The boy rode a horse for the first time.
Is this your first trip to Rome?
Today is the first joint class.
I visited New York for the first time.
It's my first time coming to an aquarium.
Mary was my first girlfriend.
I played tennis yesterday for the first time.
On the way, I saw Mount Fuji for the first time.
It was Tom's first time to see the Golden Gate Bridge.
This is the first time I have visited England.
Is this the first time you've flown a helicopter?
I climbed Mt. Fuji last month for the first time.
"Is this your first time in Australia?" "Yes, this is my first time here."
Is this the first time you've traveled alone?
Is this your first trip to Boston?
This is the first time I have been here.
This isn't my first time to drive a sports car.
Tomorrow I face a yokozuna for the first time.
Tanks were first used in World War I.
Is this the first time you've tried Japanese food?
He was an entire stranger to us.
It was then that I learned it for the first time.
Right now, for the first time, I'm feeling this way!
This is not the first time this has happened.
I saw the mountain for the first time.
It was only after nearly losing it that I realized its importance.
Tell me about your first kiss.
I've never seen a cat this cute before.
Hm, this is the first time I've seen it from this close.
Man first visited the moon in 1969.
My father also said that this kind of situation was a first for him.
Is this the first time you've seen this movie?
Even so, he was the first boyfriend I had ever had.
Since it is my first time dyeing my hair, I was wondering what I would do if it didn't suit me.
This is the first time I've seen this guy lose his cool.
Am I your first friend who's not Japanese?
Reluctantly raising my head, I meet the customer's eyes for the first time.
This isn't the first time I've ridden a bicycle.
She was approaching thirty when I first met her.
This isn't the first time we've had a case like this.
It's my first time linking arms with a man outside my family.
This is the first time I've caught such a big fish!
That's the first sentence I added.
It was in Kyoto that I first met her.
This is the coffee shop I first met my wife in.
This is the first time I've driven a car.
The first time I saw it was three years ago.
This was my first visit to a foreign country.
"Your skin looks nice." "Oh? That's the first time anyone has told me that!"
How old were you the first time you drank wine?
It was the first request she had made.
You've changed a lot since I first met you.
I met her in London for the first time.
This is the first time I've ever received a bouquet or anything like that.
You can only use it after drying it thoroughly.
It is only with that that a store can be established.
That night, the two of them made love for the first time.
I want to wait a little longer before being blessed with my first child.
This is the first time I've ever parked my car in the forest.
Our first date at the zoo was quite good, wasn't it?
I got lost when I visited you for the first time.
In 1853, the first blue jeans came out.
We went to Hawaii last year for the first time.
I've never seen a temple this big before.
I went to Vienna for the first time last year.
Is this the first time you've applied for a loan?
Mozart was five years old when he wrote his first piece.
For the first time a satellite was launched into orbit.
That was the first time I'd ever seen a koala.
I programmed my first computer game when I was twelve years old.
I crossed the equator for the first time on my trip to Australia.
This was the first Japanese food I had ever tasted.
Two weeks ago, I visited Disneyland for the first time.
Do you remember the day when you and I first met?
When was it that you first met her?
It was ten years ago that he first came to Japan.
That person has been that kind of person since the first time we met.
The day when we first met was a rainy day.
It was not until Chikako left me that I realized how much I loved her.
This is the first time I've seen the Knight Commander swinging a sword.
I, who had maintained silence all along, spoke for the first time.
They first met on a summer afternoon.
I mistook you for your sister when I first saw you.
"Is this the first time you're here?" "No, I was here last year."
The day we first met was a rainy day like this one, too.
I have liked it since the first time I ate it, too.
After all, this must be the first time he's seen a battlefield with his own eyes.
What are you going to do with your first pay?
This is the first time predictions have been off by such a large margin.
People are trusted only after they have a track record.
But it is the first time I have actually seen a national border.
This is the first time this ship has shaken like this.
She first came into contact with Japanese culture last year.
Both my father and I went to the museum for the first time.
This is the first time I've seen such a huge strawberry.
The two politicians met face to face for the first time.
It was the first time in my life that I was asked for something so earnestly.
Life begins when you pay taxes.
It is a good habit to look up new words in a dictionary.
She was quite nervous about her first flight.
It is not the first time I have dealt with someone like her.
I went to Kobe, where I first met her.
Tom was my first French teacher.
It was only recently that she changed her mind.
I was taken to a circus for the first time.
I am the first musician in my family.
Since it's my first time in Tohoku, I want to see the daytime scenery.
The first time I met Betty, I was nervous.
"Have you been here before?" "Nah, this is my first time."
She first set foot on the stage as a child actor.
Germs can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
The natives saw an airplane then for the first time.
The first prohibition of slavery was in the mid-nineteenth century.
Can you remember the first time you heard the Beatles?
Exactly six years ago I first came to New Zealand.
For the first time in more than 6 years, the unemployment rate is below 6%.
I'll always remember the first time I saw her.
Do you remember what you were wearing the first time I met you?
What should I do on my first date?
I'll never forget the day when we first met.
I've never met anyone who expresses their love to that extent.
That person was still just a child when we first met.
That place is one that only comes into existence when she is there.
The first time I drank beer, I didn't like it.
Only then did he realize he had been deceived.
He went to Paris, where he first met her.
I'll never forget the day we first met.
This is the very room that I first met my wife in.
This is the first letter I've written in German.
Only afterward did he explain why he did it.
This style of hairdressing first appeared in the early 19th century.
It was my first night among strangers.
Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.
Most people are dumbfounded when they see my face for the first time.
Only then can I truly play the role.
This moment was the first time I had seen the Fourth Prince's face.
It was probably the first time he had ever sincerely apologized to someone else.
I felt the same way when I first saw Japan from a plane.
When meeting a person for the first time, keep the conversation light.
For me, you are the first person I ever fell in love with.
I will never forget the day when I first met him.
It was while I was in Hokkaido that I first met the poet.
I have read about it in a book, but this is the first time I am seeing the real thing.
That was the first time I had seen such a serious play so it was a valuable experience.
When his theory was first put forward, nobody bought it.
Only by prohibiting nuclear weapons altogether can we stop the arms race.
I tried baking bread for the first time, but it's dry and not tasty.
It will soon be forty years since the day we first met, won't it?
It was then that I first noticed the tall figure standing near the entrance to the hospital room.
When I first read this book, I took it for some kind of fabrication or delusion.
I first used a computer about 40 years ago.
You do not realize how important health is until you get sick.