始め
はじめ
beginning; start; outset; opening
JLPT N5 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Adverb
beginning; start; outset; openingNoun
first (in line, etc.)- origin
- such as ...; not to mention ...
Example sentences
始めが肝心。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
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Well begun is half done.
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He is in his early twenties.
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A good beginning makes a good ending.
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Whatever has a beginning also has an end.
More examples (10)
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Birth is, in a manner, the beginning of death.
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There has to be a first time for everything.
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You must begin a sentence with a capital letter.
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At first each man had paid $10.
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You should think before you begin to speak.
その頃は自転車の流行り出した始めで、下手な素人がそこでも此処でも人を轢いたり、塀を突き破ったりした。
At that time, bicycles were just starting to get popular and, here and there, there were many unskilled beginners who ran into people and broke through their hedges.
始め!
Begin!
よし始め。
Get set.
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He is in his early thirties.
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Well begun, well finished.