をはじめ

(Wo hajime)

Used to give a primary representative example followed by other similar things.

Connection rules

林はやし先生せんせいをはじめ、多おおくの方々かたがたにお世話せわになりました。

Hayashi sensei wo hajime, ooku no katagata ni osewa ni nari mashi ta.

I am grateful to many people, starting with Professor Hayashi.

「Graduation speech」

和食わしょくをはじめとする伝統でんとう文化ぶんかを学まなびたい。

Washoku wo hajime to suru dentou bunka wo manabi tai.

I want to study traditional culture, including Japanese cuisine.

「Explaining future goals」