beginning

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adjective

informal not-comparable

(informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

Japanese Meaning

何かの長いものや連続する事柄の最初の部分に関すること、始まりや開始部分を指す

She enjoyed the beginning chapters of the novel more than the later ones.

彼女はその小説の序盤の章を後半の章よりも楽しんだ。

Sense（1）

(informal) Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

in the beginning paragraph of the chapter