- to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originateonly applies to 始める
- to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
- to start ...; to begin to ...only applies to 始めるafter the -masu stem of a verb
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
auxiliary verb; Ichidan verb
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Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.
On the other hand, there seem to be those among young folk who, while touching on Buddhism, have started to think of it as a vital spiritual support.
When writing a sentence, generally you start with a capital letter and finish with a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), or a question mark (?).
The sun had barely risen at the foot of the mountain when she set out alone up the slope.
In recent years, with a method called VLBI that uses quasar observations, and by GPS we have begun to understand the absolute movement of tectonic plates.