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1 exact word match found in search 'はじめ'
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Most common form: 始め
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
2. first (in line, etc.)  (esp. 初め)
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10 words found beginning with 'はじめ'
expression
hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare  (from Sun Tzu's Art of War; proverb)
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(same as above)
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Most common form: 始めの内
expression
at first; initially; in the beginning
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(same as above)
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Most common form: 始めの内
(same as above)
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Most common form: 始めの内
(same as above)
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expression
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you  (often written with kana only)
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expression
1. first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
2. Introduction; Preface  (as section heading of a book, etc.; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 始める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
2. to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.)
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Most common form: 初めて
1. for the first time  (see also: 始める)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...  (after the -te form of a verb)
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13 partial word matches found in search 'はじめ'
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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noun
tooth
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noun
leaf
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noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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noun
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
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Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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suffix
1. hour; o'clock
2. (specified) time; when ...; during ...  (see also: 緊急時)
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noun
1. character (i.e. kanji)
2. hand-writing; penmanship
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noun
hemorrhoids; piles
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Most common form: めっ
interjection (kandoushi)
no!; don't!; tsk!; used to scold small children and pets
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noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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noun
sprout
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