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Phrase
| A phrase which expresses the idea that someone does something or something happens only after something else happens or something else is done. | Not until; only after; for the first time |
(ks). アメリカへ来て初めて竜巻を見た。
It was not until I came to America that I saw a tornado.
| Vて | 初めて |
| 読んで初めて | Only after you read |
(a). 日本で生活して初めて日本人のものの考え方が分かってきた。
It was not until I lived in Japan that I started to understand how Japanese people think.
(b). 日本語を勉強して初めて外国語を学ぶ面白さを知った。
I didn't realise how interesting learning a foreign language was until I studied Japanese.
(c). 考えは文字にしてみて初めてはっきりすることが多い。
It is often not until you write down your idea that it becomes clear.
(d). 病気になって初めて健康の有り難さが分かる。
It is only after you become ill that you realise the value of health.
(e). 生まれて初めて刺身を食べた。
I ate sashimi for the first time in my life.
