| term | pronunciation | English |
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| 始める | はじめる | to begin (a thing, to do, doing) |
| 始まる | はじまる | to begin, to start, to open, to break out |
| 始まり | はじまり | the beginning, the start, the opening |
| 始めに | はじめに | first of all, in the beginning |
| 初め/始め | はじめ | beginning, start (expr) |
| ～始める | ～はじめる | to start doing ～, the beginning of ～ |
| 原始 | げんし | origin, primeval |
| 始終 | しじゅう | continuously, from beginning to end |
| 開始 | かいし | a start, a beginning, the onset |
| 始発駅 | しはつえき | the starting (train) station |
| 創始 | そうし | creation, founding, initiating |
| 始め | はじめ | beginning, start, origin |
| 始発 | しはつ | first train |
| 年始 | ねんし | New Year's call, beginning of the year, New Year's greetings |
| 手始め | てはじめ | outset |
| 終始一貫 | しゅうしいっかん | consistency, unchanging from beginning to end |