Opening words or opening sentence — the beginning or opening passage of a text (closely related to 'kakidashi').
その小説の書き起こしがとても印象的だった。
The opening lines of that novel were very striking.
書き起こしで読者の興味を引くことが大切だ。
It's important to capture the reader's interest with the opening lines.
Transcription (e.g., converting speech to text); a transcript of audio/video content such as meetings, interviews, or lectures.
会議の録音を聞いて書き起こしを作成した。
I listened to the meeting recording and produced a transcription.
インタビューの書き起こしは記事作成に役立つ。
Transcripts of interviews are useful for writing articles.
ポッドキャストの書き起こしをウェブサイトに掲載した。
I posted the podcast's transcript on the website.