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

悪投[akutou] wild pitch
意気投合[ikitougou] hit it off with (a person)
一挙手一投足[ikkyoshuittousoku] slight effort
一般投票[ippantouhyou] referendum
円盤投げ[enbannage] discus throw

下手投げ[shitatenage] underhand throw
海外投資[kaigaitoushi] overseas investment
外国投資家[gaikokutoushika] foreign investor
間投詞[kantoushi] interjection
空中投下[kuuchuutouka] airdrop

遺稿[ikou] posthumous manuscripts
歌稿[kakou] manuscript of poem
画稿[gakou] sketch
寄稿[kikou] contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
寄稿者[kikousha] contributor (of articles)

起稿[kikou] drafting
旧稿[kyuukou] old manuscript
原稿[genkou] manuscript
原稿稼ぎ[genkoukasegi] living on one's writing
原稿紙[genkoushi] manuscript paper