► 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:
- 私達は喧嘩を始めた二人を引き離した ⇨ We separated the two who started fighting
- 彼はいざという時になって地力を発揮し始めた ⇨ He has started showing his true ability when it matters most
- 始める前に知って置いたほうが良い事項 ⇨ The items you’d better know before you begin
- 春になって草木が芽吹き始めた ⇨ Spring has come and plants have started budding
- 私はひょんなきっかけで今の仕事を始めた ⇨ I started my current job with a strange coincidence
- 始めてもいいですか？どうぞ、御願いします ⇨ Can I start? Please go ahead
- 退屈凌ぎに始めた趣味にハマってしまった ⇨ I got hooked on the hobby I had originally started out of boredom
- うちの赤ん坊がハイハイを始めた ⇨ My baby has started crawling
- 有志の人達が集まって始めた運動 ⇨ The movement started by a group of people who share the same goals
- それでは式を始めさせて頂きます ⇨ Well then, let me begin the ceremony
- 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
- そろそろ始めましょう ⇨ Let’s begin. It’s about time to start
- 国粋主義が再び蠢動し始めた ⇨ Nationalism has started to wiggle like bugs again
- ピアノは最近始めたばかりだから未だ殆ど弾けない ⇨ I’ve just started playing the piano recently, so I still can’t play much
- 私はその本を始めから終わりまで一気に読んだ ⇨ I read that book from the beginning to the end in one go