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Breakdown of hajimete
first time
初
You display how you bend a sword for the first time.
Usages of hajimete
初めて の 町 で 道 を 聞きました。hajimete no machi de michi o kikimashita.
I asked for directions in the town I visited for the first time.
初めて 一人 で 旅行しました。hajimete hitori de ryokoushimashita.
I traveled alone for the first time.
初めて 海 を 見ました。hajimete umi o mimashita.
I saw the ocean for the first time.
彼女 は ステージ に 立つの が 初めて です。kanojo wa suteeji ni tatsuno ga hajimete desu.
It is her first time standing on stage.
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