はじめは – Vocabulary details

はじめは

Expression

1. at first; in the beginning; originally

いや、初はじめは優やさしく起おこしていたよ。No, I was waking them up gently at first.

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare

はじめは断ことわったんです。

I refused at first.

はじめは簡かん単たんな事ことだと思おもいました。

I thought it easy at first.

いや、はじめは優やさしく起おこしていたよ。

No, I was waking them up gently at first.

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