掃 はき初 ぞめ

wa kizome

1. Not the first cleaning.; It's not the initial sweep.

1. Was the first cleaning.; It was the initial sweeping.

1. Sweeping away the new year; First cleaning of the year

1. First cleaning; New Year's first cleaning

1. It is not the first sweeping.; It's not the beginning of the cleaning.

1. It's not the first cleaning.; It's not the beginning of the cleaning.

1. It was the first cleaning.; It was the initial sweeping.

1. First cleaning; New Year's first cleaning

1. It is not the first cleaning.; It isn't the initial sweep.

1. Wasn't the first cleaning.; Wasn't the initial sweep.

1. Probably a first cleaning.; Likely the beginning of cleaning.

1. Was not the first sweeping.; It wasn't the first sweeping.

1. Wasn't sweeping first.; Didn't do the first sweeping.

1. Probably a first cleaning.; Likely the new year's first cleaning.

1. Was not the first cleaning.; It was not the beginning of the cleaning.

1. If it were sweeping-first…; If one started sweeping…

1. If it were to begin sweeping; If sweeping had begun

1. If/when one starts sweeping…; If/when sweeping begins…