a hand / a handle, grip / a paw, foreleg / a way of acting, means / (board games) a move, play

(literally) to hold someone's hand (grasp someone's hand) / (idiomatic) to hold someone's hand (guide somebody)

pick up

bamboo whip

practice (learning or improvement of a skill)

practice

begin; start; initiate; originate

to start doing / to begin

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

Alternative spelling of 初めて