► 副詞
初めて [(2)はじめて] meaning: first rank: 1
☆ その話は初めて聞いた ⇨ I heard that story for the first time. Never heard of it before
☆ 納豆を初めて食べた時は美味しいとは思わなかった ⇨ I didn’t think natto tasted good when I first ate it
☆ 自分が差別されて初めて差別される側の気持ちが分かった ⇨ I finally understood how the discriminated feel when I myself got discriminated
☆ 手から血が出ていることに見て初めて気がついた ⇨ I realized my hand was bleeding only when I saw it (☛ Unaware that something was going on, until the moment)
先ず [(1)まず] meaning: first rank: 1
☆ 先ず概要から説明します ⇨ I’m going to explain the outline first (☛ First in priority)
第一 [(1)だいいち] meaning: first rank: 2
☆ 第一やろうといったのはお前じゃないか ⇨ First of all, more than anything else, it was you who said we should do it
先ずは [(1)まずは] meaning: first rank: 2
☆ 先ずはこの案件から片付けよう ⇨ Let’s take care of this issue first
そもそも [(1)そもそも] meaning: first rank: 3
☆ そもそもこれはお前が言い出したことなのに、そのお前が文句を言うのはおかしいだろう ⇨ It is not right for you to complain when you are the one who suggested this to begin with
☆ それはそもそも前提が間違っている ⇨ The premise is wrong to begin with
大体 [だいたい] [coll] meaning: first rank: 3
☆ 大体お前が手抜きをしなければこんな事にはならなかった ⇨ If you hadn’t cut corners in the first place, none of this wouldn’t have happened
☆ 大体それはお前の責任だろう ⇨ First of all, you are the one who is responsible
► 動詞
先制 [せんせい] [先制する] meaning: first rank: 3
☆ 彼等は試合で先制した ⇨ They scored first in the game
先駆 [せんく] [先駆する] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ 彼はその分野を先駆した ⇨ He was the first in the field
先攻 [せんこう] [先攻する] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ 野球では遠征しているチームが先攻する ⇨ A road team will bat first in baseball (☛ Bat first in baseball games)
► 成句
何はさておき [(4)なにはさておき] [coll] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ 何はさておき水と食料を確保しなくてはいけない ⇨ Before anything else, we need to secure water and food
► 名詞
一番 [(2)いちばん] meaning: first rank: 1
☆ それは明日一番にやろう ⇨ Let’s do it the first thing tomorrow
☆ 彼女は競走で一番になった ⇨ She finished first in the race
最初 [さいしょ] meaning: first rank: 1
☆ アームストロングは月に降り立った最初の人間だ ⇨ Armstrong is the first human to step on the moon
☆ 最初に断っておきますが… ⇨ First I make it clear that …
☆ 物事は最初から旨くは行かない ⇨ Things won’t go smoothly at first
先 [さき] meaning: first rank: 1
☆ ガス漏れを止めるのが先だ ⇨ We need to stop the gas leak first
☆ これを先にやろう ⇨ Let’s do this first
☆ 先に帰らせてもらいます ⇨ Allow me to leave first, ahead of you
☆ 支払いが先だ ⇨ You have to pay first
先 [さき] [御先] [coll] [polite] meaning: first rank: 1
☆ 御先にどうぞ (おさき) ⇨ You go first, ahead
初め [はじめ] meaning: first rank: 1
☆ 私も初めは無理だと思ったが、練習したら出来るようになった ⇨ At first I too thought it was impossible, but I practiced and learned to do it
☆ 誰が初めに話すの？ ⇨ Who speaks first?
一次 [(2)いちじ] meaning: first rank: 2
☆ 彼は一次試験に合格した ⇨ He passed the first round of the test
初日 [しょにち] meaning: first rank: 2
☆ オリンピック初日の結果 ⇨ The results from the first day of the Olympics (☛ The first day of an event)
前半 [ぜんはん] meaning: first rank: 2
☆ 彼等は前半に二点を入れた ⇨ They scored two goals in the first half (☛ A first half)
第一 [(1)だいいち] meaning: first rank: 2
☆ 第一の目的 ⇨ The first objective
初 [(2)はつ] meaning: first rank: 2
☆ 世界初の自動運転車 ⇨ The world’s first self-driving car
真っ先 [(3)まっさき] meaning: first rank: 2
☆ 地震の時は真っ先に火を消すこと ⇨ When there is an earthquake, extinguish all fires first
先決 [せんけつ] meaning: first rank: 3
☆ 出血を止めるのが先決だ ⇨ We need to stop the bleeding first and foremost (☛ The first thing you must deal with)
先制 [せんせい] meaning: first rank: 3
☆ 彼等は先制攻撃を掛けた ⇨ They carried out a preemptive attack
筆頭 [ひっとう] meaning: first rank: 3
☆ 彼が会社の筆頭株主だ ⇨ He is the leading shareholder of the company
言出しっ屁 [いいだしっぺ] [coll] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ 言い出しっぺが臭い ⇨ The one who first says it stinks is the one who farted. The one who raises alarm is often guilty or has ulterior motive (☛ The person who claims something first)
一番乗り [(3)いちばんのり] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ 南極に一番乗りしたのはアムンセンだ ⇨ Amundsen was first to reach the South Pole (☛ First to arrive)
一世 [(1)いっせい] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ エドワード一世 ⇨ King Edward the first
初等 [しょとう] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ 初等教育 ⇨ Elementary education
先手 [せんて] [先手を打つ] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ 問題が大きくなる前に先手を打とう ⇨ Take a preemptive action before the problem gets bigger
☆ 敵の先手を取ることが重要だ ⇨ It’s important to act before the enemy
先手必勝 [せんてひっしょう] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ 恋愛は先手必勝だ ⇨ In love, you have to strike first to win (before your rivals)
走り [はしり] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ 彼等はアイドルグループの走りだった ⇨ They were the pioneer of idol groups
早い物勝ち [はやいものがち] meaning: first rank: 4
☆ タダ券は早い者勝ちだ ⇨ Free tickets are on first-come-first-served basis