Example sentences

1. 話すのを聞いて初めて彼だとわかった。

   It wasn't until I heard him speak that I recognized him.

2. 彼女は数ヶ月来はじめて悲しく思った。

   She was sad for the first time in months.

3. 彼女は初めて劇に出た。

   She acted in a play for the first time.

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