まず
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
First, could you please tell me about your relationship?
2. probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
An ordinary person probably wouldn't notice it.
3. more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
4. anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
Examples (69 in total)
That's about it.
First, let's decide who's it.
I want to eat some cake first.