Compounds of 初めて

• 初めて
  (adv,n) (1) for the first time
  (2) only after ... is it ...
  only when ... do you ...
  (P)
• になって初めて
  (exp) (it was) not until
  (it was) only when
• 生まれて初めて
  (exp) for the first time in one's life
• 病んで後初めて健康の価値を知る
  (exp) (id) You don't appreciate the value of good health until you lose it