初

first; new

inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; wet behind the ears

inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive; simple

After the -masu stem of a verb

first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)

Adverb (fukushi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

for the first time

Adverb (fukushi); After the -te form of a verb

only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...

Colloquial; Common noun

first time; (one's) first

first meeting; first interview with

first day; opening day

from the beginning

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning

Word usually written using kana alone; As the section heading of a book, etc.

Introduction; Preface

commencing with; including

beginner

first love; puppy love

first generation; founder

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly

Orig. meaning

age 40

early summer

しょか only; Obsolete term

fourth month of the lunar calendar

(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

first experience (of something)

first sexual experience

Formal or literary term; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting

Music

sight-reading

Common noun

first time; first innings; initial attempt

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

first; initial

elementary level; beginner level

first move (in shogi, go, etc.)

beginning; start

first match (in a series)