a tree; more specifically, a living tree / the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree / wood, lumber / something made of wood / in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument

begin; start; initiate; originate

Alternative spelling of 初めて

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

to start doing / to begin

阻害音: obstruent

沮害: obstruction / 鼠害: damage by mice or rats / 阻害: inhibition / 疎外: alienation, estrangement

阻害: obstruct / 疎外: estrange

削ぎ, 削, 枌: a wooden shake or shingle / 素義: (dated) amateur 義太夫 (gidayū, a style of reciting dramatic narratives)

(Kumamoto) in that (medial) way