to begin with 冠す [かんす] /(vs-c,vt) (1) (See 冠する・かんする・1) to crown/to cap/(2) (See 冠する・かんする・2) to prefix with/to start with/to begin with/EntL2410640X/ ------- 冠する [かんする] /(vs-s,vt) (1) to crown/to cap/(2) to prefix with/to start with/to begin with/EntL2153090X/ ------- 始めに(P);初めに [はじめに] /(exp) to begin with (used as an introduction)/first of all/in the beginning/(P)/EntL1307520X/ ------- 書き起す;描き起す [かきおこす] /(v5s) to begin (book, letter, etc.) with/EntL2462550/ ------- 抑(P);抑抑;抑々 [そもそも] /(conj) (uk) in the first place/to begin with/from the start/originally/ab initio/(P)/EntL1006950X/ ------- 劈頭第一 [へきとうだいいち] /(n) at the outset/at the very beginning/in the first place/to begin (start) with/first and foremost/EntL2053360X/ |