(n,adj-no) first (of its kind) in Japan
(n,adj-no) first (of its kind) in Japan
(n) weaning ceremony
(n) (1) eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii)
(2) (col) (X) loss of maidenhead
(v1) to begin to do
(adv) first off
first thing
(adv) for a moment
even as a joke
even in the slightest degree
(v1,vt) to see for the first time
to fall in love at first sight
(n) first course
(n) (comp) initial value
(adv) at first
at the outset
beginning
(n) New Year firefighters' event
(adj-i) innocent
artless
unsophisticated
(n) comic sumo performance
(n) the first success
(n) (comp) initializer
(n) (comp) initialization section
(n) (comp) opening screen
(n) (comp) incunabulum
(n) (comp) initial failure
(n) initial symptom
(n) (comp) initial state
(n,vs) initialization
initialisation
(n,adj-no) initial stage
(n) initial investment
(n) (comp) early failure
(n) first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)
(n) carrying out one's original intention
(adj-i) innocent
artless
unsophisticated
(n) first-time adoption
initial application (e.g. of a new technology)