最初【さいしょ】
beginning, outset, first, onset
初めて【はじめて】
for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
初日【しょにち】
first day, opening day
初め【ぞめ】
first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)
初日【はつひ】
New Year's Day sunrise
当初【とうしょ】
beginning, start, outset, at first, at the beginning, initially, originally
初耳【はつみみ】
something heard for the first time, hearing something for the first time
初期【しょき】
early days, early years, early stages, initial stages, beginning
初対面【しょたいめん】
first meeting, first interview with
初春【しょしゅん】
early spring, beginning of spring, first month of the lunar calendar
初春【はつはる】
early spring, beginning of spring, New Year
初恋【はつこい】
first love, puppy love
初心者【しょしんしゃ】
beginner
初夏【しょか】
early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
初任給【しょにんきゅう】
initial salary
初心【しょしん】
original intention, initial resolution
初歩【しょほ】
basics, rudiments, elements, ABCs of ...
初級【しょきゅう】
elementary level, beginner level
初雪【はつゆき】
first snow (of the season), first snowfall
初夢【はつゆめ】
first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck), dream on the night of setsubun