Alternative spelling of 初めて

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

to start doing / to begin

cooking

to cook, to prepare (food) / to deal with, to handle

Alternative form of 料理

arrival at a location / (archaic) the wearing of clothing / (archaic) a kimono / (archaic, possibly obsolete) in the area around Edo, short for 巾着切り (kinchaku kiri, “a cutpurse”)

(literary) they (about women or girls)

the first sight of something / something seen for the first time

one should start a big project with immediate, practical steps; start small / the person who proposes something should be the first one to take practical steps to implement it