当初

at first, initially

t o̞ː ɕ o̞
noun Rare #41,293
at first, initially
JA: 当初は計画どおりに進んでいた。
EN: At first, things were proceeding according to plan.

当初困惑

Initially confused,

— オープン・ユア・アイズ (1997)

その会合当初予定どおり開催された

The meeting was held as originally scheduled.

いや当初考えはそうでした

No, that was what I had originally thought.

当初から好きでした

I've liked it from the very beginning.

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