Let's start from ground zero and build up from there.
初歩の性教育
the birds and the bees(子どもに教える)
初歩ユーザー
beginning user
初歩レベルのマネージャー
an entry-level manager
初歩レベルを超えて
beyond the elementary level
初歩入門書
preprimer
初歩的ではあったが教育も普及し、識字率も半数近くであり、海外の知識摂取の下地となった。
Education, though rudimentary, was widespread, and with literacy at close to fifty percent, served as a base for absorbing knowledge from overseas."NIPO-017", "2290014"
"Can my basic Japanese address such a man? He has probably never spoken to a foreigner," I thought, with hands sweaty with the anticipation of speaking to an old farmer.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1994年3月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT089027", "2163318"
「初歩だよ」と友人は言う。
"Elementary," said he.〔【出典】英文:"The Crooked Man" by Arthur Conan Doyle、訳者:大久保ゆう〕"_CO-CROO", "2164212"
This is in stark contrast to the thousands of foreigners who learn to have a basic conversation in Japanese after studying the language for only a few months.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2006年5月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT235030", "2533794"
これは基本的なルールで、初歩的なガイドとしては使えるのだが。
It is a basic rule and a useful starting guide.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2003年4月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT198008", "2373964"