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N4 Expressions

(はじ)めはat first, in the beginning, originally

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      1.

      at first, in the beginning, originally

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    始めは 【はじめは】初めは 【はじめは】

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      会議(かいぎ)(はじ)めは自己(じこ)紹介(しょうかい)にしましょう。

      Let's begin the meeting with introductions.

      • N4

      (はじ)めは(あたら)しい学校(がっこう)(まった)友達(ともだち)がいなかった。

      At first, I had no friends at all at my new school.

      • N4

      (はは)は、(はじ)めはあんな戸惑(とまど)っていたがもう()れたようだ。

      My mother, who was so confused at the beginning, seems to have gotten used to it.

      • N4

      (じつ)(ぼく)は、(はじ)めは彼女(かのじょ)(たい)(すこ)しも興味(きょうみ)がありませんでした。

      In fact, I was not the least bit interested in her at first.

      • N3

      (わたし)は、(はじ)めは(だれ)でも(あたら)しい土地(とち)愛着(あいちゃく)など見出(みいだ)せないものだと(おも)う。

      I think that at the beginning, no one can find any attachment to a new place.

      • N3
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