[かいし, kaishi] (n, vs) start; commencement; beginning; initiation; (P) #294
[で, de] (n, n-suf) (1) coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon); (2) attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on; (3) start; beginning; (4) origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage); (5) architectural member that projects outward; (6) highest point of the stern of a ship; (7) (uk) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc.) amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something; (P) #632
[はじめ, hajime] (n-t, n-adv) (1) beginning; start; outset; opening; (n) (2) (esp. 初め) first (in line, etc.); (3) (esp. 始め) origin; (4) (uk) (esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.) such as ...; not to mention ...; (P) #1166
[ほっそく(P);はっそく, hossoku (P); hassoku] (n, vs) starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up; (P) #1749
[suta-to] (n, vs) start; (P) #1890
[だす, dasu] (v5s, vt) (1) to take out; to get out; (2) to put out; to reveal; to show; (3) to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; (4) to publish; to make public; (5) (See 手紙を出す) to send (e.g. letter); (6) (See 声を出す) to produce (a sound); to start (fire); (7) to serve (food); (suf) (8) to begin; (P) #1943
[きてん, kiten] (n) starting point; origin; (P) #1974
[ぼうとう, boutou] (adv, n, adj-no) beginning; start; outset; (P) #2285
[いきさつ(P);けいい;たてぬき;たてよこ(ok), ikisatsu (P); keii ; tatenuki ; tateyoko (ok)] (n) (1) (いきさつ, けいい only) details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way; (2) (けいい only) longitude and latitude; (3) (けいい, たてぬき, たてよこ only) (orig. meaning of けいい) (See 縦横・たてよこ・4) warp and weft; warp and woof; (P) #2320
[さいかい, saikai] (n, vs) reopening; resumption; restarting; (P) #2383
[はじめる, hajimeru] (v1, vt, aux-v) (1) to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; (2) to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); (aux-v) (3) (See 為始める) to start (doing something); to begin to ...; (P) #2901
[もともと, motomoto] (adv, adj-no) originally; by nature; from the start; (P) #3082
[えん(縁);えにし(縁);えに;え(縁), en ( heri ); enishi ( heri ); eni ; e ( heri )] (n) (1) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); (2) relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; (3) family ties; affinity; (4) (えん only) opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); (5) (えん only) { Buddh } (See 因・2) pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes); (6) (えん only) (also written as 椽) narrow open-air veranda #3129
[せんぱつ, senpatsu] (n, vs, adj-no) (1) forerunner; advance party; going on ahead; (2) being in a (team sports) match or game from the start; starting; (P) #3391
[けいりん(P);ケイリン, keirin (P); keirin] (n) (ケイリン is often used for the sport, and 競輪 is often used in the context of gambling) keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish; (P) #3751
[はし(P);はじ;はな, hashi (P); haji ; hana] (n) (1) end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin; (2) beginning; start; first; (3) odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least; (P) #3910
[ちゃっこう, chakkou] (n, vs) start of (construction) work; (P) #6555
[ちゃくしゅ, chakushu] (vs) (1) to start work (on); to undertake; (n) (2) embarkation; launch; (P) #6566
[un] (int) (1) yeah; uh huh; (n-pref) (2) (also ん) some (at the start of a number in place of a digit); (P) #6785
[きどう, kidou] (n, vs, adj-no) startup; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch #7066
[か, ka] (pref) (1) surplus- (attaches to start of Sino-Japanese words); excess-; over-; (2) per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents) #8136
[しどう, shidou] (n, vs) starting (in machines); activation #8179
[きけん, kiken] (n, vs) (1) abstaining from voting; (2) renunciation of a right; (3) did not start (sport); DNS; defaulting; (P) #8243
[ばんて, bante] (n) (1) (yarn) count; (suf) (2) (as in 二番手) (See 一番手) n-th place (e.g. in a race); n-th in position (e.g. a starting lineup); (P) #8353
[むこう, mukou] (n) (1) opposite side; other side; opposite direction; (2) over there; that way; far away; beyond; (3) the other party; the other person; (4) future (starting now); (P) #8971
[たてる, tateru] (v1, vt) (1) (also written as 起てる) to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise; (2) to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into; (3) to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause; (4) to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate; (5) to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader); (6) to treat with respect; (7) to sharpen; to make clear; (8) (See 閉てる) to shut; to close; (9) (See 点てる) to make tea (macha); to perform the tea ceremony; (10) to divide by; (suf, v1) (11) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... vigorously; (P) #9067
[じょ, jo] (n) (1) order; ordering; (2) beginning; start; (3) (See 序詞) foreword; preface; introduction; (4) (See 序破急) (in gagaku or noh) opening of a song #9347
[ふみきり, fumikiri] (n) (1) railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing; (2) starting line; scratch; (3) determination; (4) stepping over the edge of the ring (in sumo); (P) #9633
[かいせん, kaisen] (n, vs) outbreak of war; starting a war; (P) #9735
[ふにん, funin] (n, vs) moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment; (P) #9740
[ねんまつねんし, nenmatsunenshi] (n) the New Year's holiday; the period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the new year #10573
[きぎょう, kigyou] (n, vs) starting a business; promotion of enterprise #10909
[きる, kiru] (suf, v5r, vt) (1) (See 噛み切る) to cut (usu. to cut through); (2) (See 縁を切る) to sever (connections, ties); (3) to turn off (i.e. the light); (4) (See 電話を切る) to terminate (i.e. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect; (5) to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub); (6) to open (something sealed); (7) to start; (8) to set (a limit); (9) (See 値切る) to reduce; to decrease; to discount; (10) to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry (or drain); (11) to cross; (12) to do (something noticeable); (13) to turn (a vehicle); (14) to cut (the ball); (15) to shuffle (cards); (16) (See 切り札) to trump; (17) (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone); (suf, v5r) (18) (See 疲れきる) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish; to complete; (P) #11194
[げんてん, genten] (n) origin (coordinates); starting point; (P) #11497
[ほったん, hottan] (n) origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning; (P) #12021
[かわきり, kawakiri] (n) (sens) beginning; start; (P) #12068
[つく, tsuku] (v5k) (1) (See 付く・つく・1) to ascend (the throne); to accede; (2) (就く only) to take (seat, position, course, etc.); to assume; (3) (就く only) to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart; (4) (就く only) to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice; (P) #12618
[しんぞう;しんぞ, shinzou ; shinzo] (n, vs) (1) new; newly made; (n) (2) unmarried woman of about 20; (3) newly-married woman; (4) new prostitute that has not started working; attendant of an older prostitute #12746
[はっかん, hakkan] (n, vs) publish; start (new) publication; (P) #12975
[けんすう, kensuu] (n) number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page); (P) #13081
[ふううん, fuuun] (n) (1) clouds appearing before the wind starts to blow; (2) (esp. かぜくも) (See 風雲・ふううん・1) winds and clouds #14194
[furaingu] (n, vs) (1) flying; (2) (abbr) (See フライングスタート) false start; (3) frying; (P) #14549
[sutamen] (n) (abbr) starting member; (P) #14776
[かかる, kakaru] (v5r, vi) (1) (See 時間がかかる) to take; (v5r) (2) to hang; (3) (See お目にかかる) to come into view; to arrive; (4) to come under (a contract, a tax); (5) to start (engines, motors); (6) to attend; to deal with; to handle; (v5r, aux-v) (7) to have started to; to be on the verge of; (8) to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; (9) to (come) at; (10) (See 鍵がかかる) to be fastened; (11) to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); (12) (See 罠にかかる) to be caught in; (13) (See 電話が掛かる) to get a call; (14) to depend on; (P) #14931
[こうじ, kouji] (n) mould grown on rice, etc. as a starter to make sake (mold); (P) #15154
[せんせい, sensei] (n, vs, adj-no) preempt; head-start (of several runs) (baseball); (P) #16128
[しゅうぎょう, shuugyou] (n, vs) employment; starting work; (P) #17823
[おそろしい, osoroshii] (adj-i) (1) terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening; frightened; (2) (often as 恐ろしく) surprising; startling; tremendous; amazing; (P) #18088
[とういつきょうかい, touitsukyoukai] (n) Unification Church (religious movement started by Reverend Sun Myung Moon) #19931
[あっといわせる, attoiwaseru] (exp, v1) to startle; to surprise