noun / ~する noun:

• advancing to the first grade

noun:

• first thing in the morning

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• first childbirth

noun:

• first watch; 8-10 pm

noun:

• lining out to first base - Baseball term

noun:

• first-class carriage (coach)

noun:

• precedence; first move (in games)

noun:

• service in the first reserve

noun:

• a baby's first bath

expression / ichidan verb:

• to score the first point

noun:

• first tournament for a wrestler - Sumo term

noun:

• first championship win (esp. sumo)

noun:

• taking to the field first - Baseball term

expression:

• last in, first out; LIFO

noun / ~の noun:

• first class plus; extra special

noun:

• first-class hotel

expression:

• pardon me for leaving (first) - used when leaving a workplace while others remain

noun:

• first thing in the afternoon

noun:

• debut; opening; first public exhibition

noun:

• first cousin once removed

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• spring picking; first flush (tea)

noun:

• active and (first) reserve duty - Military term

noun / ~する noun:

• cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey (so-called because traditional pipes had metal only in two short segments at the ends) ➜ 煙管乗り

ichidan verb:

• to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer)
• to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

noun / ~する noun:

• launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue