noun:

• foreword; preface; introduction ［じょし］
• prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

noun / suffix noun:

• pillow; bolster
• introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

expression:

• first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
• Introduction; Preface - as section heading of a book, etc. - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• visit (from abroad)
• introduction (from abroad); importation

noun / ~する noun:

• entry (on stage); appearance (on screen) Antonym: 退場
• entrance; introduction (into a market)

noun:

• pillow word (decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature)
• preface; introduction

noun:

• warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording)
• prologue; introduction

noun / ~する noun:

• entering an institution; beginning training

noun / ~の noun:

• primer; manual; introduction (to)

noun:

• order; ordering
• beginning; start
• foreword; preface; introduction ➜ 序詞
• opening of a song (in gagaku or noh) ➜ 序破急

noun / ~する noun:

• guidance; lead; acting as guide
• guide; primer; guidebook; handbook; manual
• influence; connections; introduction; good offices

noun:

• first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction

noun / ~する noun:

• self-introduction

noun:

• letter of introduction

noun:

• introduction of foreign capital

noun:

• preliminary introduction (Zen) - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• introduction of someone else ➜ 自己紹介

noun / ~する noun:

• introduction of poems at a poetry party

noun:

• self-introduction (of a character in noh theatre) ➜ 名乗り

noun:

• introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry) - four character idiom
• story composition and development

noun / ~する noun:

• giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction ➜ 名ノリ
• name readings of kanji

noun:

• technology import; introduction of foreign technology

noun:

• book for novices; general introduction to a subject

noun:

• referral fee; introduction fee

noun:

• removal of blanket government protection of bank deposits; introduction of limits on deposit insurance