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第一印象が大事である。

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印象 大事 ある

English Translation

First impressions are important.

Furigana

(だい)(いち)印象(いんしょう)大事(だいじ)である。

Romanji

Dai ichi inshō ga daiji de aru.

Words

(だい)
ordinal
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
印象 (いんしょう)
impression
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大事 (だいじ、おおごと)
important; valuable; serious matter
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 テイ
Meanings: No., residence
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: イン、 しるし、 -じるし、 しる.す
Meanings: stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
Readings: ショウ、 ゾウ、 かたど.る
Meanings: elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly