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Keyword
first time
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig431
Readings
しょ
(51%)
はじ
(36%)
はつ
(7%)
うい
(3%)
Composed of
衤
altar clothes
刀
katana
Mnemonic

Before wielding the legendary katana for the first time you must go through the initiation ritual. Go on, put on your altar clothes so we can start.

Used in vocabulary (340 in total)
beginning; outset; first; onset
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
first; new
337 more...
Examples (200 in total)
This was her first job.
That's what I said all along.
He came first.
He didn't like her at first.
At first, I thought he was a teacher, but he wasn't.
Let's begin at the beginning.
Do this first.
They didn't believe us at first, but now they do.
At first I didn't like him, but I do now.
I didn't believe him at first.
At first, I didn't know what to do.
I'll go first.
I didn't know what to do first.
I was the first one to do that.
Who do you think will come first?
They did not know what to do first.
At first, they didn't believe him.
"Have you been here before?" "Nah, this is my first time."
Do you remember the day when you and I first met?
Is this the first time you've been here?
This is my first time to be here.
Is this your first time here?
Everything is so new to me!
Do you remember the first time we met?
I'll always remember the first time I saw her.
I remember well the time I first met him.
I met him for the first time.
I couldn't understand him at first.
At first, I couldn't understand what he said.
At first, I couldn't make out what he was saying.
She remembered the first day she went to school.
When was it that you first met her?
I don't remember when I first met him.
When did you first meet him?
No one believed me at first.
He was an entire stranger to us.
Do you remember the night when we first met?
Do you remember the day when we first met?
I remember the day when we first met.
We thought so too, at first.
I did that for the first time just yesterday.
I met him yesterday for the first time.
It was easier than it seemed at first glance.
He was shy at first.
"Is it the first time you've been here?" "Yes, it's my first visit."
Is this your first visit to this town?
At first he didn't know how to do his new job.
I saw the mountain for the first time.
At first, it is difficult.
First of all, I must say this.
It was ten years ago that he first came to Japan.
When did you first come to Japan?
Is this your first time in Japan?
That was my first visit to Japan.
I came to Japan for the first time.
Do you remember what you were wearing the first time I met you?
Do you remember what I was wearing the first time we met?
This is not the first time this has happened.
Should I have asked you first?
I was very nervous at first.
I knew all along that he was telling a lie.
Tell me about your first kiss.
Do you remember the first time you kissed me?
She was the first girl I'd ever kissed.
At first, she thought it was a joke.
This is the unforgettable place where we met each other for the first time.
I've never seen a cat this cute before.
That was the first time that a man walked on the moon.
The day when we first met was a rainy day.
As a new father, I gave my first child plenty of books.
It was my first night among strangers.
Man first visited the moon in 1969.
She asked me who had arrived first.
We arrived first.
What should I do on my first date?
She didn't like the horse at first.
We should have been fully aware of this risk all along.
The first step is always the hardest.
It was not until Chikako left me that I realized how much I loved her.
He was the first person to arrive.
He was the first to arrive.
My first car was red.
I'll never forget the day when we first met.
Do you remember the day when we met first?
Do you remember the first time we kissed?
Which city are you going to visit first?
I've never seen him so angry before.
Please tell me what I should do first.
First of all, let's look at this famous picture.
They first met on a summer afternoon.
Is this the first time you've seen this movie?
He is the first to come and the last to leave at any party.
We should determine what is to be done first.
At first he hated her but gradually came to love her.
I was nervous at first, but gradually got more relaxed.
He was the first to carry out the experiment.
I mistook you for your sister when I first saw you.
The first attack missed the target.
When I first met him, I was taken aback by his unexpected question.
When did you see them first?
I thought that we would be good friends from the beginning.
I skipped the first few pages of the book.
At first, I failed the test.
At first, I didn't like it, but it gradually became fun.
"Is this the first time you're here?" "No, I was here last year."
Initially I found it difficult to deal with my new environment.
Am I your first friend who's not Japanese?
We're good friends now, but we didn't like each other at first.
At first, I mistook him for your brother.
We visited his home country for the first time.
I've managed to finish the first three chapters so far.
This isn't the first time I've ridden a bicycle.
It was my first kiss.
I'll never forget my first kiss.
It's not good to sleep with him on the first date.
The first season of the year is spring.
I made curry for the first time.
Turn at the first corner to the right.
At first, he could not speak English at all.
Was that the first time you were arrested?
The first step is the most important step.
Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.
She was approaching thirty when I first met her.
The first time I saw it was three years ago.
I first met him three years ago.
This is the first time I've caught such a big fish!
That's the first sentence I added.
What is your earliest memory from childhood?
This road should have already been completed according to the original plan.
It was in Kyoto that I first met her.
Our first lesson today is English.
The first time I drank beer, I didn't like it.
This is the first time I've ever passed an exam.
What is the first novel that was written in Japanese?
He asked the first person he met near the village.
We learned what we should do first.
When they had their first baby, they had been married for 10 years.
This is the first time I've driven a car.
This is the coffee shop I first met my wife in.
They were pleased at the birth of their first child.
I felt the same way when I first saw Japan from a plane.
Do you still remember your first plane trip?
That was the first time I got on a plane.
Is this your first airplane ride?
Why don't you try it again from the beginning?
What seems easy at first often turns out to be difficult.
Only then did he realize he had been deceived.
Is this the first time you've had this symptom?
My first day in the university was rather boring.
Your name stands first in the list.
We must finish our homework first.
No one knows when such a custom first came into existence.
I knew it from the start.
She acted in a play for the first time.
"Your skin looks nice." "Oh? That's the first time anyone has told me that!"
Sunday is the first day of the week.
After our first attack, the enemy fled.
He decided to put the murder trial first in the evening news.
This was my first visit to a foreign country.
Is this your first visit to Japan?
What are you going to do with your first pay?
Is Sunday the first day of the week?
Our first class is math.
How old were you the first time you drank wine?
There isn't anyone who knows everything from the outset.
My brother didn't like her from the start.
He knew it all along.
We've known that from the beginning.
I was wrong all along.
Read Lesson 10 from the beginning.
On hearing the news of the birth of his first child, he jumped for joy.
The undertaking was a failure from the beginning.
Tomorrow is my first day at the new workplace.
You only have to answer the first question.
At first, I couldn't play the guitar.
Which of these three books would you recommend that I read first?
I met her in London for the first time.
At first, he sounded very sincere.
You've changed a lot since I first met you.
The first month of the year is January.
Turn left at the first light.
Do I turn left at the first stoplight?
The student who finishes an examination first does not necessarily get the best grade.
Wow, we're finally in Paris. Where should we visit first?
He went to Paris, where he first met her.
She went to Paris for the first time.
This book is written in such easy English that even beginners can understand it.
This book is suitable for beginners.
I'm still a beginner.
I'm just a beginner.
Written in easy English, this book is suitable for beginners.
It's dangerous for a beginner to swim here.
Do you have a course for beginners?
Compared to you, I'm just a beginner at this game.
You're still a beginner.
She is a beginner.
Are you all beginners?
I'm a beginner, too.
I will never forget the day when I first met him.
Early education for children usually begins at home.