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
debut; initial stage appearance
first challenge; first try
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 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 page of a renga or renku
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)