order; sequence; procedure
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
preface; foreword; introduction
public order; public policy
foreword; preface; introduction
artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)
foreword; preface; introduction; prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
foreword; preface; introduction; prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
jonidan (second lowest) division
ordinal numeral; ordinal number
succession of strata; stratigraphy
presenting of new wrestlers to audience
capitulum (inflorescence)
memorial rite involving the western sanctum
arranging seats by seniority