begin; start; initiate; originate

Alternative spelling of 初めて

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

to start doing / to begin

a spinning top / (by extension) a rigid object that can rotate freely around a fixed point / a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) in the form or shape of a spinning top

(archaic, possibly obsolete) Same as こま (koma) above

(archaic, possibly obsolete) Same as こま (koma) above

(archaic, possibly obsolete) Same as こま (koma) above

fun or entertaining for one person alone

something fun or entertaining for one person alone / (uncommon) Same as こま (koma) above