Dictionary / Vocabulary / 新米
しんまい
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner
common word
新米のくせに大きな顔をするな。
Act your place.
その新米のセールスマンが、トップの販売実績をあげたやり方は指導員の目を見はらせた。
The manner in which the new salesman made top sales level was an eye-opener to his supervisor.
俺がまだ新米だった頃は雑用ばかりで、まともな仕事なんかやらせてもらえなかったよ。
When I was still a newcomer, I did only odd jobs and wasn't given any serious work.