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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開始

かいし
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
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始める

創める
はじめる
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...
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始まる

はじまる
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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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 ...
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始まり

はじまり
origin; beginning
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創始

そうし
creation; founding; initiating
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原始

げんし
origin; primeval
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始発

しはつ
first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
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始動

しどう
starting (in machines); activation
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年末年始

ねんまつねんし
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year