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

御呪い[omajinai] good luck charm
呪い[noroi] curse
呪い[majinai] charm
呪う[norou] to curse
呪禁[jugon] vanquishing monsters, spirits, etc. with charms

呪術[jujutsu] magic
呪縛[jubaku] curse
呪文[jumon] spell
呪物[jubutsu] fetish
呪物崇拝[jubutsusuuhai] fetishism