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

悪球[akkyuu] hard ball to hit
逸球[ikkyuu] muffed ball
衛星地球局[eiseichikyuukyoku] (satellite) earth station
眼球[gankyuu] eyeball
気球[kikyuu] balloon

球戯[kyuugi] billiards
球技[kyuugi] ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
球菌[kyuukin] coccus
球形[kyuukei] globular or spherical shape