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N1 Noun

初手(しょて)beginning, start

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      first move (in shogi, go, etc.)

    2. Noun

      2.

      beginning, start

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    初手 【しょて】

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      初手(しょて)()棋士(きし)をジャンケンで()めました。

      We decided the chess player to make the first move by playing Rock-paper-scissors. {beginning, start}

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      選手(せんしゅ)はずっと頑張(がんば)っていたが、勝負(しょうぶ)初手(しょて)から()けていた。

      The player had been trying hard all along, but the game was lost from the beginning. {beginning, start}

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      試合(しあい)初手(しょて)から意気込(いきご)んでいたのでもう(つか)れてしまいました。

      I'm already tired because I was enthusiastic from the start of the match. {beginning, start}

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      大体(だいたい)のことは、初手(しょて)上手(うま)くいけばその()上手(うま)くいくのである。

      In general, if the beginning goes well, everything that follows will also go well. {beginning, start}

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      デートの初手(しょて)上手(うま)くいったからといって、(つぎ)上手(うま)くいくとは(かぎ)りません。

      Just because the start of the date went well, it doesn't guarantee that the rest will also go well. {beginning, start}

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