始める => to start; to begin to ~ N4
より => More… than… N4
Comparisons
[始「はじ」]める => To begin to A; A begins N4
Secondary Verb
もとより => from the beginning N2
Of course
より~ほうが => is more than N5
なにより => most,best,above all N3
The highest (comparative) level
よりいっそ => I'd rather... than... N2
Description
は~より => than; rather than; more than ~ N5
なによりだ => most, best, above all N3
The highest (comparative) level
よりない => to have no choice but ~ N3
Limit
より(も)むしろ => rather; instead; better ~ N3
というより => Rather than A N3
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