Vocab Info
N4 Expression
始めは
at first, in the beginning, originally
Details
Pitch Accent
は
じ
め
は
Word Type
Expression
単語の書類
表現
Examples
会議の始めは自己紹介にしましょう。
Let's begin the meeting with introductions.
- N4
始めは新しい学校に全く友達がいなかった。
At first, I had no friends at all at my new school.
- N4
母は、始めはあんな戸惑っていたがもう慣れたようだ。
My mother, who was so confused at the beginning, seems to have gotten used to it.
- N4
実は僕は、始めは彼女に対し少しも興味がありませんでした。
In fact, I was not the least bit interested in her at first.
- N3
私は、始めは誰でも新しい土地に愛着など見出せないものだと思う。
I think that at the beginning, no one can find any attachment to a new place.
- N3
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