adverbはじめて · hajimete
Englishfor the first time
- １６歳の時、初めてテニスをした。When I was sixteen, I played tennis for the first time.
Englishonly after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...
- しかし、抗議を通して初めて自由で開かれた社会が維持されるのである。Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.
Englishfirst time; (one's) first
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