N5 — outside your level filter
first + write
mazu kaku
first; to begin with — the opening step of an ordered sequence
meaning: write first
どんな仕事でも、まず調べる。
donna shigoto demo, mazu shiraberu.
Whatever the job is, I check first. neutral
細かい話は後で。まずビール飲もうよ。
komakai hanashi wa ato de. mazu biiru nomou yo.
Details later — let's get a beer first. casual