初めて(P);始めて;甫めて | [はじめて, hajimete] (adv, adj-no) (1) (See 始める・1) for the first time; (adv) (2) (after the -te form of a verb) only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; (P) #1,041 [Add to Longdo] |
済み;済(io) | [ずみ;すみ, zumi ; sumi] (n-suf, n) (pronounced ずみ only when a suffix) arranged; taken care of; settled; completed #2,677 [Add to Longdo] |
になって初めて | [になってはじめて, ninattehajimete] (exp) (it was) not until; (it was) only when [Add to Longdo] |
衣食足りて礼節を知る | [いしょくたりてれいせつをしる, ishokutaritereisetsuwoshiru] (exp) the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite [Add to Longdo] |
棺を蓋いて事定まる | [かんをおおいてことさだまる, kanwoooitekotosadamaru] (exp) (id) a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed [Add to Longdo] |
凄くない | [すごくない, sugokunai] (exp) (uk) cool! (only when said or written in a questioning tone); incredible; unbelievable [Add to Longdo] |