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It was not until he was forty that he began to study German.
四十歳になって初めて彼はドイツ語を学び始めた。
This book is written in such easy English that even beginners can understand it.
この本は初心者でも理解できるようなやさしい英語で書かれている。
omg a n00b pwned me!
何てこった、初心者にやられた!
You have to pace yourself or you'll choke halfway through.
初めから意気込みすぎると、途中で息切れするぞ。
This is the first time.
こんなこと初めてだ。
He didn't like her at first.
彼は彼女を最初は好きではなかった。
At first, I had difficulty understanding people when they spoke too fast.
最初のうち、速く話されると理解するのが大変だった。
As a proud new father, I gave my first child plenty of books.
得意顔の新しい父親として、私は最初の子供に本をたくさん与えた。
Is this your first time in Japan?
日本に来たのは初めてですか。
It was not until I came to Japan that I ate sashimi.
私は日本に来て初めて刺身を食べた。
In the mountains it is not until the end of April that the snow disappears completely from the ground.
山の方では、四月の末になって初めて地面から雪が消える。
He looked unfriendly at first.
最初は彼がよそよそしいように見えた。
At the beginning, I was bored with radio gymnastics, but now I do not dislike it.
初めのうちラジオ体操にはうんざりしたが、今ではまんざらいやでもない。
At first, the trainees were awkward in his company.
最初に、訓練生達は彼が一緒だったので落着かなかった。
But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.
Stumbling on something this simple, I can tell it will be difficult going forward.
こんな初歩的なところでつまずいてるようじゃ先が思いやられるよ。
She did not decide to be a singer until she reached the age of twenty.
20才になって初めて、彼女は歌手になろうと決心した。
Is this your first time in Japan?
日本は初めてですか。
I don't mind since I'm used to it, but the first guy who thought about making a hearse with a golden roof on top of it, he must have had quite bad taste.
Tom and Mary woke up early to see the first sunrise of the year.
トムとメアリーは初日の出を見るため早く起きた。
He came first. That's why he got a good seat.
彼は一番初めに来た、だから良い席がとれた。
But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.