to start;  to begin;  to start up (a business, society, etc.);  to open (e.g. a store);  to start ...;  to begin to ...
 to begin;  to start;  to happen (again);  to begin (anew);  to date (from);  to originate (in)
 start;  commencement;  beginning;  initiation
 management;  dealing with;  course of events;  circumstances;  end result (usu. bad);  outcome
 beginning;  start;  first (in line, etc.);  origin;  such as ...;  not to mention ...
 to begin (doing);  to start (doing)
 beginning and end;  doing something from beginning to end;  being unchanged from beginning to end;  from beginning to end;  the whole time
 to begin to walk;  to set out
 settlement (of affairs);  remedial measures;  cleaning up afterwards
 full particulars;  the whole story;  from beginning to end
 continuously;  from beginning to end;  from first to last
 founder;  originator;  pioneer
 to begin to appear;  to begin to come in
 to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
 to say previously unspoken thoughts;  to start saying;  to court someone
 starting (machine, engine, car, etc.);  activation
 at first;  at the outset;  to begin with;  as a first step
 omission;  failure;  incompleteness;  irregularity;  mismanagement;  misconduct
 to begin to write;  to begin writing;  to begin to draw;  to begin drawing;  to begin painting
 opening ceremony (of the school term)
 beginning of the game;  kickoff;  face-off
 origin;  beginning;  genesis;  primeval;  primordial;  primitive
 at first;  in the beginning;  originally
 first;  firstly;  first of all;  Introduction;  Preface
 start of work;  commencement;  opening
 to begin some form of lifestyle
 to start;  to start up;  to embark on;  to get going;  to commence
 New Year's holiday;  period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
 first departure (of the day);  first train;  first bus;  departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
 to begin to attend (e.g. school)
 to begin to write;  to begin writing;  to begin to draw;  to begin drawing;  to begin painting
 written explanation;  written apology
 hard to deal with;  hard to handle;  difficult;  trying;  intractable;  incorrigible
 nothing new;  same as always;  an old story;  nothing new about it;  not the first time it has happened
 beginning of the year;  new year;  New Year's call;  New Year's greetings
 nothing new;  same as always;  an old story;  nothing new about it;  not the first time it has happened
 to begin to catch (attention, etc.);  to begin to collect
 to begin (emphatically);  to launch;  to embark on
 for the first time;  only after ... is it ...;  only when ... do you ...;  first time;  (one's) first
 opening time;  starting time of work
 point of departure;  initial point;  starting point
 start;  origin;  beginnings
 creation;  founding;  initiating
 to start;  to begin;  to commence
 seeing for the first time;  first sight
 resuming work after the New Year's vacation;  first time that one works in the year
 to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
 at first;  initially;  in the beginning
 consistently;  unchangingly;  throughout
 start of broadcast;  commencement of transmission;  sign-on
 to get going;  to start off
 nothing new;  same as always;  an old story;  nothing new about it;  not the first time it has happened
 to come for the first time;  to become for the first time
 primeval forest;  virgin forest
 nothing new;  same as always;  an old story;  nothing new about it;  not the first time it has happened
 taking up a new line of work;  the beginning of things;  starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto);  resuming work after the New Year's vacation
 taking up a new line of work;  the beginning of things;  starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto);  resuming work after the New Year's vacation
 to start;  to begin;  to commence;  to initiate;  to originate
 pre-sectarian Buddhism;  the earliest Buddhism;  original Buddhism
 settlement (of affairs);  remedial measures;  cleaning up afterwards
 beginninglessness; (arch.)  distant past
 early Christianity;  1st and 2nd century Christianity
 eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii);  first intercourse of the New Year;  loss of virginity;  loss of maidenhead
 show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
 Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
 first appearance (of the season)
 Archaeopteryx;  extinct genus of early birds
 everlastingness;  eternity
 at first;  initially;  in the beginning
 start with the first step;  when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps;  he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
 Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
 start day for military operation;  departure day;  D-Day
 starting price;  ask price;  ask;  suggested opening price
 nothing new;  same as always;  nothing new about it
 to begin (doing);  to start (doing)
 annual New Year's poetry reading
 annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
 beginning period;  initial term
 start with the first step;  when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps;  he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
 In the beginning was the Word
 undergo a complete change;  turn over a new leaf
 the early church;  the primitive church
 primitive community;  primitive (communist) society
 show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
 show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
 Imperial New Year's Lectures (ceremony in which the emperor and members of the imperial family Their Majesties listen to expert lectures in the fields of human, social and natural sciences)
 start codon;  initiation codon
 to start;  to begin;  to commence
 How do you do?;  I am glad to meet you
 re-opening of offices in New Year (usu. January 4)
 we meet only to part; (lit.) meeting is the first step to parting
 we meet only to part; (lit.) meeting is the first step to parting
 annual New Year's poetry reading
 to begin (doing);  to start (doing)
 seeing for the first time;  first sight
 resuming work after the New Year's vacation;  first time that one works in the year
 re-opening of offices in New Year (usu. January 4)
 start of heading;  start of header;  SOH
 Festival of Origins (January 3)
 beginning-of-file label;  header label;  HDR
 beginning-of-volume label;  volume (header) label;  volume header
 beginning tag;  starting tag;  opening tag
 source module;  compilation unit
 source document type (of a link)
 source element type (of a link)
 first character position of line
 a good beginning makes a good ending
 a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
 ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods);  first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))
 ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (e.g. kariginu, eboshi)
 ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (e.g. kariginu, eboshi)
 filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)
 filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)
 origin (of an artery, nerve, etc.);  starting point
 birth is the beginning of death
 hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
 hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare