We started preparing for the initiation of a new project.

We held a meeting to initiate a new project.

The opening day of the new semester is April 1st.

The new university will open next week.

When spring comes, the forest begins to come into leaf.

When spring comes, the trees in the forest come into leaf.

Yoshimichi is my best friend.

Kodo is my best friend.

Tsuneaki is my best friend.

He is well-informed, so he quickly grasped the core of the problem.