► 名詞
始め [はじめ] meaning: start rank: 1
☆ やり始めは面白かったがすぐに飽きてしまった ⇨ It was fun when I started doing it, but got bored quickly
☆ 始めからもう一度やり直して ⇨ Do it all over again from the beginning
☆ 年の始め ⇨ The beginning of a year
☆ 社長を始めとして殆どの経営陣が入れ替わった ⇨ Most of the management starting from the CEO have been replaced
More examples:
- 彼女は子供達を学校に送り出した後仕事を始める ⇨ She starts her work after sending her kids out to school
- 私達は喧嘩を始めた二人を引き離した ⇨ We separated the two who started fighting
- うちの赤ん坊がハイハイを始めた ⇨ My baby has started crawling
- 道楽で始めた園芸が仕事になった ⇨ I started gardening as a hobby and now it is my job
- 心機一転して新しい仕事を始めた ⇨ I turned a page in my mind and started a new job
- ダムが放水を始めた ⇨ The dam has started releasing water
- 子供は二歳ぐらいから自我が芽生え始める ⇨ Children will have identity, self-awareness, growing at around 2 years old
- 始めてもいいですか？どうぞ、御願いします ⇨ Can I start? Please go ahead
- 今から始めても十分間に合う ⇨ There is still enough time even if you start from now
- 一度始めたことは最後までやり抜け ⇨ Once you start doing something do it until the end. Finish what you started
- 私は最初ギターを兄の見様見真似で始めた ⇨ I started playing the guitar at first just watching and imitating the way my brother play
- 彼は過去を清算して新しい人生を始めようとしている ⇨ He is trying to settle his past and start a new life
- 日が昇り始めた ⇨ The sun has started to rise
- 冬眠していた生物が活動を再開し始めた ⇨ Hibernated animals have resumed activities
- コロナ禍の始めの頃は入手不能だったマスクが今は投げ売りされている ⇨ Masks that were unavailable at the beginning of COVID pandemic are now sold dirt cheap