Shirabe
当初
Common Noun Noun
English jmdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' beginning;start;outset
The meeting was held as intended at the outset.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adverb (fukushi) at first;at the beginning;initially;originally
At first only a few people protested, but now they're all coming out of the woodwork.