[かい, kai] (ctr) (1) counter for occurrences; (2) counter for games, rounds, etc.; counter for innings (baseball); (P) #76
[かいし, kaishi] (n, vs) start; commencement; beginning; initiation; (P) #294
[じゅしょう, jushou] (n, vs) (See 授賞) winning (a prize); (P) #607
[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
[さいしょ, saisho] (adj-no, n-adv, n-t) beginning; outset; first; onset; (P) #743
[いり, iri] (n, n-suf) (1) entering; (2) setting (of the sun); (3) (See サイン入り) containing; content; audience; (4) income; (5) beginning; (P) #1029
[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
[くち, kuchi] (n) (1) mouth; (2) opening; hole; gap; orifice; (3) mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; (4) gate; door; entrance; exit; (5) (See 口を利く・1) speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); (6) (See 口に合う) taste; palate; (7) mouth (to feed); (8) opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; (9) (See 口がかかる) invitation; summons; (10) kind; sort; type; (11) opening (i.e. beginning); (suf, ctr) (12) counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords; (P) #1194
[しょかい, shokai] (n) (1) first time; first innings; initial attempt; (adj-no) (2) (See 第一回) first; initial; (P) #1750
[とうせん, tousen] (n, vs) (1) being elected; (2) being selected (to win a prize, etc.); (3) (See 当籤) winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); (P) #1834