御食い初め[okuizome] weaning ceremony
為初め[shisome] outset
為初める[shisomeru] to begin to do
仮初[karisome] temporary
業界初[gyoukaihatsu] the industry's first ...

月初め[tsukihajime] beginning of month
最初[saisho] beginning
初めに[hajimeni] to begin with (used as an introduction)
初めは[hajimeha] at first
手初めに[tehajimeni] at first

一段[ichidan] more
一段動詞[ichidandoushi] ichidan verb (one of the two main conjugation classes of verbs in modern Japanese, usually ending in -eru or -iru)
一段落[ichidanraku] completing the first stage
階段[kaidan] stairs
格段[kakudan] special

計画段階[keikakudankai] planning stage
決済手段[kessaishudan] method of payment
減段[gentan] reduction (of crop size)
五段[godan] Japanese verb group
五段動詞[godandoushi] godan verb (one of the two main conjugation classes of verbs in modern Japanese, usually ending in -u, -ku, -su, -tsu, -gu, -bu, -mu, etc.)