逢うは別れの始め あうはわかれのはじめ we meet only to part; meeting is the first step to parting exp proverb Advanced ➥
仕事始め しごとはじめ resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year n Advanced ➥
講書始 こうしょはじめ Imperial New Year's Lectures (ceremony in which the emperor and members of the imperial family Their Majesties listen to expert lectures in the fields of human, social and natural sciences) n Advanced ➥