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馴れ初め

see styles
 naresome
    なれそめ
start of a romance; beginning of love

8ナンバー

see styles
 hachinanbaa / hachinanba
    はちナンバー
(1) licence plate beginning with 8 used by police, ambulance, etc. vehicles; (2) (colloquialism) special-use vehicle (e.g. police car, ambulance, sprinkler truck)

すべり出し

see styles
 suberidashi
    すべりだし
start; beginning

そもそも論

see styles
 somosomoron
    そもそもろん
(See そもそも・1) going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

なごりの雪

see styles
 nagorinoyuki
    なごりのゆき
(1) lingering snow; (2) snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

ビギニング

see styles
 biginingu
    ビギニング
beginning

よって来る

see styles
 yottekitaru
    よってきたる
(exp,adj-f) (kana only) originating; causing; beginning

取っかかり

see styles
 tokkakari
    とっかかり
(kana only) beginning; clue; starting point

取っ掛かり

see styles
 tokkakari
    とっかかり
(kana only) beginning; clue; starting point

名残りの雪

see styles
 nagorinoyuki
    なごりのゆき
(1) lingering snow; (2) snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

因って来る

see styles
 yottekitaru
    よってきたる
(exp,adj-f) (kana only) originating; causing; beginning

始業諸菩薩


始业诸菩萨

see styles
shǐ yè zhū pú sà
    shi3 ye4 zhu1 pu2 sa4
shih yeh chu p`u sa
    shih yeh chu pu sa
 shigōsho bosatsu
bodhisattvas who are beginning to practice

Variations:
年神
歳神

 toshigami
    としがみ
(1) (See 神・かみ・1) kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); (2) (See 歳徳神) goddess of (lucky) directions

征夷大将軍

see styles
 seiitaishougun / setaishogun
    せいいたいしょうぐん
(1) (hist) commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE); (2) (hist) shogun; great, unifying leader

時候の挨拶

see styles
 jikounoaisatsu / jikonoaisatsu
    じこうのあいさつ
(expression) season's greetings (conventional way of beginning a letter)

由って来る

see styles
 yottekitaru
    よってきたる
(exp,adj-f) (kana only) originating; causing; beginning

盧溝橋事變


卢沟桥事变

see styles
lú gōu qiáo shì biàn
    lu2 gou1 qiao2 shi4 bian4
lu kou ch`iao shih pien
    lu kou chiao shih pien
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]

立ち上がり

see styles
 tachiagari
    たちあがり
(1) start; beginning; build up; (2) (baseb) how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

糸口を開く

see styles
 itoguchiohiraku
    いとぐちをひらく
(exp,v5k) to find a clue; to make a beginning

般若波羅密


般若波罗密

see styles
bō rě bō luó mì
    bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4
po je po lo mi
prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)

萬事開頭難


万事开头难

see styles
wàn shì kāi tóu nán
    wan4 shi4 kai1 tou2 nan2
wan shih k`ai t`ou nan
    wan shih kai tou nan
every beginning is difficult (idiom); getting started is always the hardest part

蘆溝橋事變


芦沟桥事变

see styles
lú gōu qiáo shì biàn
    lu2 gou1 qiao2 shi4 bian4
lu kou ch`iao shih pien
    lu kou chiao shih pien
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]

データの先頭

see styles
 deetanosentou / deetanosento
    データのせんとう
{comp} beginning of data

ノリツッコミ

see styles
 noritsukkomi
    ノリツッコミ
(kana only) going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness

ノリ突っ込み

see styles
 noritsukkomi; noritsukkomi
    ノリつっこみ; ノリツッコミ
(kana only) (See 突っ込み・2) going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness

よって来たる

see styles
 yottekitaru
    よってきたる
(exp,adj-f) (kana only) originating; causing; beginning

六十の手習い

see styles
 rokujuunotenarai / rokujunotenarai
    ろくじゅうのてならい
(exp,n) (idiom) beginning to learn (something) when one is old; not being too old to learn

初發心自警文


初发心自警文

see styles
chū fā xīn zì jǐng wén
    chu1 fa1 xin1 zi4 jing3 wen2
ch`u fa hsin tzu ching wen
    chu fa hsin tzu ching wen
 sho hosshin jikei mon
self admonition for beginning practitioners

因って来たる

see styles
 yottekitaru
    よってきたる
(exp,adj-f) (kana only) originating; causing; beginning

Variations:

 ki
    き
(1) tree; shrub; bush; (2) (木 only) wood; timber; (3) (木 only) (usu. written as 柝) wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

生は死の始め

see styles
 seihashinohajime; shouhashinohajime / sehashinohajime; shohashinohajime
    せいはしのはじめ; しょうはしのはじめ
(expression) (proverb) (rare) birth is the beginning of death

Variations:
知らず
不知

 shirazu
    しらず
(suffix noun) (1) not having; unaffected by; (conjunction) (2) (often as ~は知らず) aside; I don't know about ...; (conjunction) (3) (archaism) (at the beginning of a sentence) I know not whether; I know not if

自體初中後位


自体初中后位

see styles
zì tǐ chū zhōng hòu wèi
    zi4 ti3 chu1 zhong1 hou4 wei4
tzu t`i ch`u chung hou wei
    tzu ti chu chung hou wei
 jitai shochūgo i
one's being at the beginning, middle, and end

衆生無始無終


众生无始无终

see styles
zhòng shēng wú shǐ wú zhōng
    zhong4 sheng1 wu2 shi3 wu2 zhong1
chung sheng wu shih wu chung
 shujō mushi mushū
As all beings are par of the 法身 dharmakāya they have neither beginning nor end.

見出しラベル

see styles
 midashiraberu
    みだしラベル
{comp} beginning-of-file label; header label; HDR

誡初心學人文


诫初心学人文

see styles
jiè chū xīn xuer én wén
    jie4 chu1 xin1 xuer2 en2 wen2
chieh ch`u hsin xuer en wen
    chieh chu hsin xuer en wen
 Kai shoshin gakunin mon
Admonitions for Beginning Students

間もないころ

see styles
 mamonaikoro
    まもないころ
(expression) in the early period (of something); at the beginning

間も無いころ

see styles
 mamonaikoro
    まもないころ
(expression) in the early period (of something); at the beginning

Variations:
4月病
四月病

 shigatsubyou / shigatsubyo
    しがつびょう
(See 五月病,六月病) euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work

Variations:
6月病
六月病

 rokugatsubyou / rokugatsubyo
    ろくがつびょう
blues experienced by workplace recruits shortly after beginning work

ゲームスタート

see styles
 geemusutaato / geemusutato
    ゲームスタート
beginning of a game (wasei: game start)

ショートタイム

see styles
 shoototaimu
    ショートタイム
(1) reduced-period procedure (wasei: short time); curtailed operation; (2) short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day) (wasei: short time)

Variations:
一から
1から

 ichikara
    いちから
(expression) from the beginning; from scratch

一からやり直す

see styles
 ichikarayarinaosu
    いちからやりなおす
(exp,v5s) to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again

Variations:
五月病
5月病

 gogatsubyou / gogatsubyo
    ごがつびょう
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues

Variations:
出っ鼻
出っ端

 deppana
    でっぱな
(1) (出っ鼻 only) (See 出鼻・1) projecting part (of a headland, etc.); (2) (See 出端・2) moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; (3) (See 出端・3) outset; start; beginning

Variations:

卍字
万字

 manji
    まんじ
(1) (卍 is used as a symbol for Buddhist temples on maps) (See ハーケンクロイツ) swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; (2) swastika-shaped family crest; (interjection) (3) (卍 only) (net-sl) (usu. at the beginning or; and end of a sentence or word but also by itself; used for emphasis, etc.) wow; yeah; ugh; yuck; awesome; really; let's go

Variations:

玉子

 tamago
    たまご
(1) (卵 only) eggs; egg; spawn; roe; (2) (玉子 oft. used in cooking) (hen's) egg; (3) (卵 only) (an expert) in the making; (4) (卵 only) beginning; origin; infancy

Variations:
口開け
口明け

 kuchiake
    くちあけ
(1) opening (of a bottle); broaching; (2) beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales); first sale

Variations:
始めは
初めは

 hajimeha
    はじめは
(expression) at first; in the beginning; originally

Variations:
序の口
序ノ口

 jonokuchi
    じょのくち
(1) (序の口 only) the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); (2) {sumo} lowest division in sumo

時候のあいさつ

see styles
 jikounoaisatsu / jikonoaisatsu
    じこうのあいさつ
(expression) season's greetings (conventional way of beginning a letter)

Variations:

析(iK)

 taku
    たく
(See 木・3) wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

Variations:

析(sK)

 ki; taku
    き; たく
(See 木・3) wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

Variations:
蓋開け
蓋明け

 futaake / futake
    ふたあけ
opening; beginning; commencement

ゲーム・スタート

 geemu sutaato / geemu sutato
    ゲーム・スタート
beginning of a game (wasei: game start)

ショート・タイム

 shooto taimu
    ショート・タイム
(1) reduced-period procedure (wasei: short time); curtailed operation; (2) short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day) (wasei: short time)

スタートダッシュ

see styles
 sutaatodasshu / sutatodasshu
    スタートダッシュ
(1) dash at the beginning of a short-distance race (wasei: start dash); (2) charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

ボリュームラベル

see styles
 boryuumuraberu / boryumuraberu
    ボリュームラベル
(computer terminology) beginning-of-volume label; volume (header) label; volume header

Variations:
事始め
こと始め

 kotohajime
    ことはじめ
(1) taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; (2) starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); (3) (See 仕事始め) resuming work after the New Year's vacation

Variations:
初っ端
初っぱな

 shoppana
    しょっぱな
(kana only) (very) beginning; start

始めに言葉ありき

see styles
 hajimenikotobaariki / hajimenikotobariki
    はじめにことばありき
(expression) (quote) (from John 1:1) In the beginning was the Word

打っ付け(rK)

 buttsuke
    ぶっつけ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) (See ぶっつけ本番) without preparation; off the cuff; abrupt; without warning; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) unreserved; without restraint; frank; blunt; direct; (3) (kana only) beginning; start; outset

最初から最後まで

see styles
 saishokarasaigomade
    さいしょからさいごまで
(expression) from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through

Variations:


 ki
    き
(1) (木, 樹 only) tree; shrub; bush; (2) (木 only) wood; timber; (3) (木, 柝 only) wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

神仏分離神仏判然

see styles
 shinbutsubunri
    しんぶつぶんり
(hist) {Shinto;Buddh} (See 神仏習合) separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)

Variations:
起源
起原

 kigen
    きげん
origin; beginning; source

スタート・ダッシュ

 sutaato dasshu / sutato dasshu
    スタート・ダッシュ
(1) dash at the beginning of a short-distance race (wasei: start dash); (2) charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

ファイル始めラベル

see styles
 fairuhajimeraberu
    ファイルはじめラベル
{comp} beginning-of-file label; header label; HDR

ボリューム・ラベル

 boryuumu raberu / boryumu raberu
    ボリューム・ラベル
(computer terminology) beginning-of-volume label; volume (header) label; volume header

Variations:
やり出し
遣り出し

 yaridashi
    やりだし
(1) (kana only) beginning; outset; start; (2) (kana only) bowsprit

Variations:
一伍一什
一五一十

 ichigoichijuu / ichigoichiju
    いちごいちじゅう
(yoji) full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

Variations:
五十音順
50音順

 gojuuonjun / gojuonjun
    ごじゅうおんじゅん
(See 五十音,アイウエオ順) standard gojūon syllabary order (beginning with aiueo)

Variations:
初めから
始めから

 hajimekara
    はじめから
(expression) from the beginning

Variations:
廃仏毀釈
排仏棄釈

 haibutsukishaku
    はいぶつきしゃく
(yoji) abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)

Variations:
真っ先に
まっ先に

 massakini
    まっさきに
(adverb) at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

Variations:
竜頭蛇尾
龍頭蛇尾

 ryuutoudabi / ryutodabi
    りゅうとうだび
(yoji) strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax

ボリューム始めラベル

see styles
 boryuumuhajimeraberu / boryumuhajimeraberu
    ボリュームはじめラベル
{comp} beginning-of-volume label; volume (header) label; volume header

Variations:
もらい笑い
貰い笑い

 moraiwarai
    もらいわらい
beginning to laugh because others are laughing; being smitten by (infectious) laughter

Variations:
事の発端
ことの発端

 kotonohottan
    ことのほったん
(exp,n) origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

Variations:

玉子

 tamago
    たまご
(1) (卵 only) eggs; egg; spawn; roe; (2) (oft. 玉子 in cooking) (hen's) egg; (3) (卵 only) (as ...の卵) a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); budding ...; (4) (卵 only) beginning; origin; infancy

Variations:
双葉
二葉

 futaba
    ふたば
(1) seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; sprout; (2) early stages; very beginning

幕が切って落とされる

see styles
 makugakitteotosareru
    まくがきっておとされる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 幕を切って落とす) to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; to throw open the curtains

Variations:
幕開け
幕明け

 makuake
    まくあけ
(1) (See 幕開き) the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); (2) beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

Variations:
糸口を開く
緒を開く

 itoguchiohiraku
    いとぐちをひらく
(exp,v5k) to find a clue; to make a beginning

Variations:
週明け
週あけ

 shuuake / shuake
    しゅうあけ
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week

ボリューム見出しラベル

see styles
 boryuumumidashiraberu / boryumumidashiraberu
    ボリュームみだしラベル
{comp} beginning-of-volume label; volume (header) label; volume header

Variations:
入り
入(io)

 iri
    いり
(n,n-suf) (1) entering; entrance; entry; (2) attendance; audience; number (of visitors, customers, etc.); (suffix noun) (3) (See サイン入り) containing; (4) income; earnings; takings; (5) (also written as 要り) expenses; expenditure; (6) setting (of the Sun or Moon); (7) beginning (of the equinoctial week, midsummer, etc.); start; first day

Variations:
始め
初め

 hajime
    はじめ
(n,adv) (1) beginning; start; outset; opening; (2) (esp. 初め) first (in line, etc.); (3) (esp. 始め) origin; (4) (kana only) (esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.) such as ...; not to mention ...

始め良ければ終わり良し

see styles
 hajimeyokerebaowariyoshi
    はじめよければおわりよし
(expression) (proverb) a good beginning makes a good ending

Variations:
そもそも論
抑論(rK)

 somosomoron
    そもそもろん
(See そもそも・1) going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)

Variations:
初っ端
初っぱな(sK)

 shoppana
    しょっぱな
(kana only) (colloquialism) (very) beginning; start

Variations:
着手
著手(sK)

 chakushu
    ちゃくしゅ
(n,vs,vi) (1) starting work (on); setting to work (on); setting about (doing); beginning; commencing; embarking on; (n,vs,vi) (2) {law} (also written as 著手) commencing (a crime)

Variations:
萌芽
萠芽(rK)

 houga / hoga
    ほうが
(n,vs,vi) (1) germination; germ; sprout; (n,vs,vi) (2) early sign; beginning; starting to appear

Variations:
起こり
起り
起(io)

 okori
    おこり
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

Variations:
追い羽根
追羽根
追羽子

 oibane
    おいばね
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)

Variations:
なごり雪
名残り雪
名残雪

 nagoriyuki
    なごりゆき
(1) (See 残雪) lingering snow; (2) snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

Variations:
三社参り
3社参り(sK)

 sanshamairi
    さんしゃまいり
(See 初詣) visiting three shrines in the beginning of the year

Variations:
仕初め
仕初
為初め
為初

 shizome
    しぞめ
(1) (See 手始め) outset; beginning; starting (things); (2) (See 仕事始め) resuming work after the New Year's vacation

Variations:
出鼻
出端
出ばな
出はな

 debana(出鼻, 出端, 出bana); dehana(出鼻, 出端, 出hana)
    でばな(出鼻, 出端, 出ばな); ではな(出鼻, 出端, 出はな)
(1) (出鼻, でばな only) projecting part (of a headland, etc.); (2) moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; (3) outset; start; beginning

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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