first of the season (e.g. produce, catch)
はつもの
Noun
1.
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch)
2.
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初物は縁起が良いとされ、珍重される。
First seasonal produce is considered auspicious and highly valued.
江戸時代には、初物の鰹を食べるために大金を払う人々もいた。
In the Edo period, there were people who paid a large sum of money to eat the first seasonal bonito.
市場には、採れたての初物の野菜が並んでいた。
Freshly harvested first seasonal vegetables were lined up at the market.
初物を食べると七十五日長生きすると言われる。
It is said that eating the first seasonal produce adds 75 days to one's life.
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