(1)今より前に
(2)初めのところで
(3)at the beginning; "at first he didn't notice anything strange"
(4)before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
さらに詳しく
(1)同じ場所で（参照を引用する際に使用される）
(2)in the same place (used when citing a reference)
