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The Japanese word

まず

is pronounced
mazu | まず
means
at first
Examples:
彼女の顔がまず頭に浮かんだ。
kanojo no kao ga mazu atama ni ukan da.
The first thing to come to mind was her face.
まず新しいサイトの概説をしようと思う。
mazu atarashī saito no gaisetsu o shiyo u to omō.
First, I'm going to do an outline of my new website.
彼らはまず何をすべきかわからなかった。
karera wa mazu nani o su beki ka wakara nakatta.
They didn't know what to do first.
まず最初の議題は今朝の同衾騒動の件について。
mazu saisho no gidai wa kesa no dōkin sōdō no ken nitsuite.
Starting off, first on the agenda is about this morning's two-in-a-bed ruckus.
夜遅くまで電話で話す事などまずめったにない。
yoru osoku made denwa de hanasu koto nado mazu mettani nai.
I rarely, if ever, talk on the phone till late at night.
彼女は労を惜しまず空港へ友人を迎えに行った。
kanojo wa rō o oshima zu kūkō e yūjin o mukae ni itta.
She took the trouble to meet her friend at the airport.
まずはオシロでタイミングを確認してみて下さい。
mazuwa oshi ro de taimingu o kakunin shi te mi te kudasai.
First, try to confirm the timing by oscilloscope.
まず、私の活動範囲は、おもに養老川下流域です。
mazu, watashi no katsudō hani wa, omoni yōrō kawashimo ryūiki desu.
First off, my area of work is mainly in the lower reaches of the Yourou River.
まず、実験室で行われる実験について話しましょう。
mazu, jikken shitsu de okonawa reru jikken nitsuite hanashi masho u.
First, let us talk about the experiments conducted in laboratories.
まず、市長あてに、請願書を提出して、署名運動をしています。
mazu, shichō ate ni, seigan sho o teijutsu shi te, shomei undō o shi te i masu.
First, we will present a petition to the mayor and collect signatures.
彼女と結婚したい人は誰でもまず彼女の父親を説得しなければならない。
kanojo to kekkon shi tai hito wa dare demo mazu kanojo no chichioya o settoku shi nakere ba nara nai.
Whoever wants to marry her must first convince her father.
この問題はkについての恒等式なので、まず与式を、kについて、解きます。
kono mondai wa kei nitsuite no kōtō shiki na node, mazu azuka shiki o, kei nitsuite, toki masu.
This problem is an equality of k so we first solve the assigned equation for k.
本を選ぶときにまず必要なことは、自分が本当に興味を感じる本を選ぶことである。
hon o erabu toki ni mazu hitsuyō na koto wa, jibun ga hontōni kyōmi o kanjiru hon o erabu koto de aru.
The first necessary thing in choosing books to read is to select those which really interest you.
偏光板の時は、まず偏光板をつけ上に保護板(透明アクリル板)をつけセットします。
hen kō ita no toki wa, mazu hen kō ita o tsuke jō ni hogo ban ( tōmei akuriru ban ) o tsuke setto shi masu.
When attaching a polarizing plate, set it first and then attach a protective plate (a clear acrylic plate).
私はテキストを買ってますが、流れてくる英文をテキスト見ずにまず書き出しています。
watashi wa tekisuto o katte masu ga, nagare te kuru eibun o tekisuto mi zu ni mazu kakidashi te i masu.
I buy the texts, but first I start writing the English sentences that come along without looking at them.
本屋で英語関係の本を見つけると、次々に買ってしまって、読まずにいるので、たまる一方です。
honya de eigo kankei no hon o mitsukeru to, tsugitsugi ni katte shimatte, yoma zu ni iru node, tamaru ippō desu.
I always buy the English-language books I come across at bookstores. But since I never read them, all they do is pile up.
君の実力なら楽勝だとは思うが、それに驕らず、まずはクラスのみんなと切磋琢磨していって欲しい。
kimi no jitsuryoku nara rakushō da to wa omō ga, sore ni ogora zu, mazuwa kurasu no minna to sessatakuma shi te itte hoshī.
With your ability it should be a doddle, but please don't be prideful of that but first apply yourself dilligently with everyone in your class.
まず目に飛び込んできたのは、大きなソファだ。渋い色の革張りで、座面も背もたれもゆったりしている。
mazu me ni tobikon de ki ta no wa, ōkina sofa da. shibui iro no kawa bari de, za men mo semotare mo yuttari shi te iru.
The first thing that came to my attention was the large sofa. It was covered in sober coloured leather, the seat and the back both looked wide and comfortable.
政治学とは何か。「セイジ」から、人々は、まず、ジャーナリズムを賑わす政治的事件を連想するでしょう。
seiji gaku to wa nani ka. ' seiji ' kara, hitobito wa, mazu, jānarizumu o nigiwasu seiji teki jiken o rensō suru desho u.
What is political science? From the "political," people will probably first associate it with the political incidents that enliven journalism.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org