This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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はつ、うい
first; new
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初心、産、生
うぶ
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears; birth-
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初め

suf
ぞめ
first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)
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当初

とうしょ
at first
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最初

さいしょ
beginning; outset; first; onset
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初めて

始めて、甫めて
はじめて
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
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初期

しょき
early (days); initial stage; initial
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初代

しょだい
first generation; founder
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初回

しょかい
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
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始め

初め
はじめ
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...