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始め (はじめ)beginning; start; outset

  1. beginning; start; outsetnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), adverb (fukushi)
  2. first (in line, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  3. originnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  4. such as ...; not to mention ...noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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