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2 exact word matches found in search '初め'
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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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suffix
first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)  (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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9 words found beginning with '初め'
Most common form: 始めの内
expression
at first; initially; in the beginning
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Most common form: 始めの内
(same as above)
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Most common form: はじめに
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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expression
at first; in the beginning; originally
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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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Most common form: 始めから
expression
from the beginning
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Most common form: はじめまして
expression
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you  (often written with kana only)
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auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
to begin to
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commencing with; including  (often written with kana only)
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4 words found containing '初め' in any position
Most common form: 始めの内
expression
at first; initially; in the beginning
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Most common form: 始めの内
(same as above)
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to make light of; to treat lightly; to slight; to neglect  (often written with kana only)
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noun, expression
the early part of ~ era  (see also: 年代, 初め)
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