nowadays / recently

the latest; the most recent

to cook for oneself; to make one's own meals / to scan and digitize a publication (book, etc.)

cooking for oneself; making one's own meals / scanning and digitization of a publication (book, etc.)

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

Alternative spelling of 初めて

begin; start; initiate; originate

to start doing / to begin

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