Vocab Info
N1 Noun
初手beginning, start
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
first move (in shogi, go, etc.)
Noun
2.
beginning, start
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初手 【しょて】
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初手を打つ棋士をジャンケンで決めました。
We decided the chess player to make the first move by playing Rock-paper-scissors. {beginning, start}
選手はずっと頑張っていたが、勝負は初手から負けていた。
The player had been trying hard all along, but the game was lost from the beginning. {beginning, start}
試合の初手から意気込んでいたのでもう疲れてしまいました。
I'm already tired because I was enthusiastic from the start of the match. {beginning, start}
大体のことは、初手が上手くいけばその後も上手くいくのである。
In general, if the beginning goes well, everything that follows will also go well. {beginning, start}
デートの初手が上手くいったからといって、次も上手くいくとは限りません。
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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