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ボキャブライダー(1230)5月16日(火)

【太陽】sunlight, solar, sunburn, revolve

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sunlight
[ˈsʌnˌlaɪt]

太陽の光 日光 

You need to store these skin care products out of direct sunlight.


sunshine 太陽に照らされている状態/いいお天気 

solar
[ˈslər]

太陽の

Have you ever thought about installing solar panels on your roof?
 

solar system 太陽系 
solar eclipse 日食


sunburn
[ˈsʌnˌbɜrn]
炎症を伴う日焼け

I got an awful sunburn at the beach yesterday.
 

suntan 健康的な日焼け(炎症を伴わない) <tan 小麦色

I want to go to the beach and get a suntan.


revolve
[riˈvɑlv]

何かの周りを回る 回転する

How does it take for Jupiter to revolve around the sun?

 

The story revolves around... 何かを中心に展開する

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ボキャブライダー(1229)5月15日(月)

【掃除】spring cleaning, dirty, dust, throw out

 

spring cleaning
[sprɪŋ] [ˈklinɪŋ]

Spring cleaning 春の大掃除
As I was doing my spring cleaning, I found an old photo album.
  
dirty
[ˈdɜrti]

汚い 汚れた < dirt  土 汚れ > + y=>その性質を持ったという意味になる
Why do you keep leaving your dirty socks on the floor?

dirty room

dirty words

dust
[dʌst]

埃 塵  /埃を払う

The bookshelves were covered with a thick layer of dust.

Could you dust the furniture? 

throw out
[θroʊ][aʊt]

処分する・廃棄する
It’s so hard for some people to throw things out.

 

throw away 捨てる

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Doesn’t it feel great to do some spring cleaning and throw out the things you don’t need.
ー You know, it wouldn’t be such hard work if you’d stop keeping so much useless stuff around. Stop! Stop! Don’t throw me out!

 

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ボキャブライダー(1031)5月12日(金)

【備品】equipment, supply, inventory, run out


equipment
[ɪˈkwɪpmənt]

備品 設備  PCやcopierなど特定の目的で使うもの 設置するもの

=> 備品や設備全体を表す=複数形にはならない

Where do you order your office equipment from?

 
supply =>supplies
[səˈplaɪ]

消耗する備品 文房具やコピー用紙 > 消耗品のイメージ 

=> 消耗品は種類もいろいろ/ 数も多い=基本的には複数形

I keep supplies like paper and pens in my bottom drawer.

inventory
[ˌɪnvənˈtɔri]

在庫全体 目録 

材料なども含めた在庫全体を指す=単数形が主

I need to check the inventory for a video camera.

 

take inventory 在庫を調べる 棚卸しをする

=> stock 完成品や商品の在庫


run out
[rʌn] [aʊt]
備品などを使い果たす 切れる

I just run out of staples. Can I borrow some?

 

*run ある目的地に向かって素早く動くimage

 

The toilet paper ran out. トイレットペーパーが無くなった
I ran out of toilet paper. トイレットペーパーを使い切った

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ボキャブライダー(1228)5月11日(木)

【離島】island, remote, isolation, sail

 

island
[ˈaɪlənd]

How many islands are there in Japan. 

 

島のようなものを指すこともある
Kitchen island 中央に置かれた調理台
Road >>  island  安全地帯


remote
[rɪˈmoʊt]

遠く離れた / よそよそしい

Minamitorishima is one of the most remote islands in Tokyo.
My boyfriend seems so remote lately.  よそよそしい 

isolation
[ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən]

孤立 隔絶 <<島 / isolate 孤立させる  
in isolation 孤立して

I love the isolation of living on a remote island.


sail
[seɪl]

航行する/航海する>  noun 帆 帆船
We sailed aimlessly for weeks until we finally reached a remote island.


Sail through 楽々とこなす 楽々と進む

 

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Captain! It’s an island. Finally, we can stop sailing!
Wait a second. The island’s moving. 

Oops! My bad!

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ボキャブライダー(1227)
5月10日(水)

【トリックアート】illusion, emerge, hidden, perceive

 


illusion
[ɪˈluʒən]

錯覚・幻想 / 目で見る錯覚・思い込み・幻
This image creates an optical illusion.

 

Reality is merely illusion.

* mere => merely



emerge
ˈmɜrʤ]
現れる・浮かび上がる > emergency 緊急事態
(突然浮上)

Put your eyes out of focus and you should be able to see a 3D image emerge.

* an emerge


hidden
[ˈhɪdən]
隠された。隠れた
> hide >> hidden

Can you spot the hidden cat in this picture ?

hidden message

hiddern talent

hidden danger


perceive
[pərˈsiv]
気づく・認識する・捉える

Some people perceive the dress as being while and gold but to others it's black and blue.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1226)5月9日(火)


personality
[ˌpɜrsəˈnælɪti]

For me personality is so much more important than looks.


He has a nice personality.


person[ˈpɜrsən]
personality[ˌpɜrsəˈnælɪti]
 
magnetic
[mæɡˈnɛtɪk]
魅力的な、人を引きつける
> magnet

There are something magnetic about Nick.

 

attractive 見た目 
>> magnetic 引きつける力が強く、中身


looker
[ˈlʊkər]
見た目がとても魅力的な人
> look + er のかちがあるもの

Grampa says granma was a looker in highschool.

 

Max is a looker.

fall for
[fɔl] [fɔr]

好きになる
My mon fell for my dad the moment she heard he sing.
 

fall 落ちる=>コントロールできず落下するイメージ

 

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ボキャブライダー(1225)5月8日(月)

【写真】photo, pose, blurry, frame

 

 

photo
[ˈfoʊˌtoʊ]
写真
 >photograph 

Can I see the photos from your trip to Egypt?

pose
[poʊz]
写真のためにポーズをとる

Okay, everybody. Let’s pause for a group photo.

 

pause for + a photo/picture/ painting 

blurry
[ˈblɜri]
ぼやけて/ぶれて
> blurかすんで見えるもの

The photo turned out blurry. Let’s take another shot just to be safe.



frame
[freɪm]
 構成する 構図を決める

Hold on while I frame this shot. I want to get Tokyo Tower in the background.

 

I framed a photo of Hiyori yesterday. 額縁に入れる

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Hey, Hiyori. Could you take a photo of me with the lights in the background?
To the right? Gotcha. Frame it perfectly, okay? Hey! You moved me out of the shot!

 

夜景

the lights > the city lights/ the town lights

 

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ボキャブライダー(1029)4月28日(金)

【頻度】weekly, annual, every other, often


weekly
[ˈwikli]
毎週, 毎週の
> week 週 
New issues of Vocab Plus come out weekly.

 

monthly

daily

annual
[ˈænjuəl]

毎年の, 年1回の(formal) > yearly

I make annual trips to visit my family in Aomori.


every other...
[ˈɛvəri] [ˈʌðər]
1つおきの

I vacuum the living room every other day.

 

every ... ~ごとに

every other ... 一つおきの


often
[ˈɔfən]

よく ,頻繁に

How often do you go back to the United States?

 

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I don’t think you should work out every day, Hiyori. It’s better to do it every other day. I’d recommend a weekly run. Every Sunday, for example. 

No! You have to study English every day.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1224)4月27日(木)

【買い物】get, affordable, consumer, store


get
[ɡɛt]
買う 
> buy お金を使って買うイメージ
Could you get some milk on the way home?

affordable
[əˈfɔrdəbəl]
手頃な・求めやすい
<> chap=> 安っぽいというイメージもある

Unlimited streaming for one thousand yen a month? I'd say that's affordable.

consumer
[kənˈsumər]
消費者

Some companies have large depertments for trucking  cousumer habits.

 

consumer spending

consumer trend

store
[stɔr]

店  < 英shop/ coffee shop / butcher shop 

・store 貯蔵 蓄える

I prefer going to an actual store to get in things 

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Hi!Can I help you?

Oh, what an excellent choice! This neckless uses some of the rarest diamonds in the world. But it's very very affordable at the moment. If you are going to get one, the time is now.

Uh.. add one more 0... one million yen ...

 

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ボキャブライダー(1223)4月26日(水)

【知っている単語の違う意味】business, see, school, different


business
[ˈbɪznəs]
会社/お店
 
Most local businesses close for the New Year’s holidays.


see
[si]
わかる・理解する

Do you see what I mena? 

Don't you see? わかるでしょ?

school
[skul]
学派 流派 
>似た考えを持った人たち→流派・学派 

Ikenobo is believed to be the oldest school of ikebana.

 

絵画の印象派 
The impressionist school


different
[ˈdɪfərənt]
変わった be + different 
< 他の一般的なものと違っている

Their sound is a bit different but the lyrics are great.

 

different clothes 違う

 

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ボキャブライダー(1222)4月25日(火)

【byの句動詞】go by, come by, sit by, run by

 

go by
[ɡoʊ] [baɪ]
通り過ぎる・経過する

As time goes by, I realize how short life is.

come by
[kʌm] [baɪ]
立ち寄る
> by=そばで
Mom, is it OK if my friends come by after school?

 

come by the shop
come by (省略=自分のところ・相手のいるところ)

sit by
[sɪt] [baɪ]
傍観する・黙って見ている

We can't just sit by while climate change destroy the planet. 

黙って~する
sit by while

sit by and ... verb


run by
[rʌn] [baɪ]

意見を聞くために説明する
I'd like to run an unusual idea by you.

 

run .... by someone

 

run by / run (something) by (one)

To explain or describe something to one; to inform one about something.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1221) 4月24日(月)

【空想】imagination, dream up, myth, off the wall

 


imagination 
[ɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən]
想像 想像力

As a parent, I want to help my child develop a good imagination.

 

Was it just my imagination?
思い過ごし・気のせい


dream up
[drim][ʌp]

突拍子もないことを思い描く 思いつく
When I was a kid, I’d spend hours dreaming up my own superhero stories.

 

imagine すでに存在しているイメージを思い浮かべる

dream up 何もないところから想像力を働かせてイメージを思い浮かべる


myth
[mɪθ]
神話・俗説

You know the myth of Ikaros, right?

off the wall
[ɔf] [ðə] [wɔl]

突拍子もない 風変わりな >Strange, wacky, or unusual.

Some modern art is really off the wall.

 

ボールを壁に打ち付けたときにどこに行くかわからない=>突拍子もない

 

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What? Where did you dream up that off the wall idea?

Hmm. Are you just trying to get out of making dinner?

 

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ボキャブライダー(1027)4月21日(金)

【きっかけ】opportunity, lead to, trigger, seize


opportunity
[ˌɑpərˈtunəti]
望ましい機会
>> chance たまたま リスクを伴う
I try to make the most of every opportunity.


lead to
[lid][tu]
~をもたらす
< lead 導く つながっていく

One lie leads to another.

trigger
[ˈtrɪɡər]
引き起こす・引き金

The smell of fresh baked bread always triggers my appetite.

 

pull the trigger 行動を起こす・決定をする


fresh <> flesh

seize
[siz]
つかむ・捉える 
< 奪い取る・躊躇せずに自分のものにする

When the lead actor quite the film, Hiyori seized the opportunity.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1220)4月20日(木)

【円高・円安】yen, depreciate, strong, intervene

 

yen
[jɛn]
> The yen(通貨としての円にはThe)

The yen dropped to more than 140 to the dollar.

 

drop to... to the dollar


depreciate
[dɪˈpriʃiˌeɪt]
価値などが下がる <> appreciate

If the yen keeps depreciating, some Japanese businesses might start going under.


go under  倒産する

strong
[strɔŋ]
高い(通過が)

Thanks to the strong yen, luxury imports are pouring into Japan.

The strong yen
The yen is strong. <> weak

luxury

intervene
[ˌɪntərˈvin]
介入する
/けんかの仲裁をする
Government intervened in the market by buying yen and selling dollars.

 

dollar

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ボキャブライダー(1219)4月19日(水)

【眠り】yawn, asleep, soundly, insomnia


yawn
[jɔn]
あくび, あくびをする=>穴や割れ目が大きく開く

Yawns are contagious. > contagious 伝染性の

A pit yawned at my feet. 足下に穴が開いていた

asleep
[əˈslip]
眠って、しびれて adj

You were asleep when I called, weren't you.

 

My foot is asleep.

soundly
[ˈsaʊndli]
完全にぐっすり

I've never been able to asleep soundly on a plain.

 

sleep soundly

reject ... soundly

defeat ... soundly


insomnia
[ɪnˈsɑmniə]
不眠症

How long have you been suffering from insomnia?

 

I have insomnia.

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Was that a yawn? You must not have slept very soundly last night, huh?
For your voice? - Rally? - zzzz - Hey! 

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1218)4月18日(火)

【準備運動】warm up, rotate, core, brainteaser

 

warm up
[wɔrm] [ʌp]
準備運動をする

What do you do to warm up before a round of golf?

Let's warm up!

rotate
[ˈroʊˌteɪt]

回す・回す・交代で~する

My personal trainer told me to rotete my head ten times before I start a workout.

core
[kɔr]
中心部・体感

Having strong core muscles improves your balance.

 

core exercise

core workout

brainteaser
[breɪn][ˈtizər]

頭の体操・頭をひねるクイズ
Let's do a little brainteaser to warm up before the test, shall we?

Let's ....., shall we?
 

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One, two... rotate the core. Next... Hey, what are you doing?

Seriously? Move your body!

 

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ボキャブライダー(1217)4月17日(月)

【喜んで】happy, pleasure, readily, jump at


happy
[ˈhæpi]

幸せな/ be happy to 喜んで~する
I would be happy to handle this job.


I’m happy to hear your “happy.”


pleasure
[ˈplɛʒər]

楽しみ 喜び  << please 喜ばせる
You’d like me to play piano at your wedding? My pleasure. 

With pleasure. 喜んで << My pleasure.

be pleasure to do 喜んで~する

 

It would be my pleasure to handle this job.
=> I'd be happy to handle  this job.


readily
[ˈrɛdəli]
快く/たやすく
adv. << ready adj. 用意ができて/準備が整って

The client readily accepted our first offer.

 


jump at
[ʤʌmp] [æt]
飛びつく 

I jumped at the chance to meet Sakurada Hiyori for dinner.

 

Jump at +
chance / opportunity / invitation / proposal

 

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ボキャブライダー(1021)4月14日(金)

【気が合う】get along, click, compatible, rapport

 

get along
[ɡɛt][əˈlɔŋ]
仲良くする・気が合う >get along with

Do you get along with your roommates?


Hiyori and I get along. 仲良くやっている


click
[klɪk]
意気投合する >click カチッ(音)

We clicked immediately and three weeks later we were married.


click with ...  

Hiyori and I clicked 意気投合する


compatible
[kəmˈpætəbəl]
相性がいい・気が合っている > be compatible with

I still haven't faund someone I'm compatible with.

rapport
[ræˈpɔr]
信頼し合う関係・心が通うこと

Dr. Riviera has an excellent rapport with the patients.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1216) 4月13日(木)

【つなぐ】hook up, connection, directly, bridge

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hook up
hook[hʊk]up[ʌp]

繋ぐ/接続する/特別な目的のために会う

Can I hook up a smartphone to my TV?

> hook up A to ~ Aを~に繋ぐ 

 

We should hook up for lunch sometime.


connection
[kəˈnɛkʃən]
繋がり/接続/関係

I made a connection with my new roommates right away.
 
directly
[dəˈrɛktli]
直接に/まっすぐに

This line takes you directly to Chinatown.


bridge
[brɪʤ]
橋をかける 間を埋める・ 架け橋
 

Bridging the gap between supply and demand is a challenge.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1214) 4月11日(火)

sureが付く単語】ensure, surely, assurance, surefire


ensure
[ɛnˈʃʊr]

確かにする・確実にする/保証する・確保する
The government has to ensure that every child has opportutities to learn.

 

ensure product quality

surely
[ˈʃʊrli]

確実に・間違いなく・きっと・・・= of cource 

You'll surely fail if you don't turn in the paper.


"surely" in a negative sentence.. =>まさか

Surely, you can't be serious.


assurance
[əˈʃʊrəns]

保証・確信・自信 > assure

You have my assurance that you'll get your money back.



surefire
[ʃʊr][ˈfaɪər]

確実な, 必ずうまくいく 

fire 弾を発射する>surefire 確実に弾をあてるイメージ

There is only one surefire way to lose weight. Eat less and exercise more.

 

surefire + cure, way / method, strategy

 

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ボキャブライダー(1213)4月10日(月)

【こころの中】soul, spiritual , fundamental, clarity


soul
[soʊl]
魂・精神

Do you think plants have a soul?

spiritual
[ˈspɪrɪʧəwəl]
精神的な・霊的な

You don't need to be religious to be spiritual.

 

mental 頭の中の・心の

emotional 感情的な

spriritual 物質的なものに対比して、魂や霊的なものに関する・宗教的な

 

fundamental
[ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl]
根源的な・基本的な

The movie raises fundamental questions about who we are.

foundation 基礎・土台
fundamental human rights



clarity
[ˈklɛrəti]

明確さ・明晰さ < clear 

Watchin the ducks in the pond, I had a moment of clarity.

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Alright everybody. Up next is our last song! For the night. 

You know it's a really spiritual song for me. I put my hole sole into every word.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1019)4月7日(金)
【入社】starting salary, assign, ID, shadow

 


starting salary
[ˈstɑrtɪŋ][ˈsæləri]
初任給

 I took the job because it had a great starting salary.

 

Starting =>始まり

starting pitcher 

starting point

assign
[əˈsaɪn]
配属する 任命する

I got assigned to the Vocab Rider team.

 

get assigned to ... に配属される

be assigned to ... に配属されている

ID
[ɪd]
本人証明書 社員証 = identification

Carry your ID with you at all times.

 

your ID

my ID

shadow
[ˈʃæˌdoʊ]
経験者の傍で学ぶ >
shadow someone の元で学ぶ

For new employees, it’s helpful to shadow someone with experience.

 

I learned a lot shadowing Max.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1212)4月6日(木)

 

manufacture
[ˌmænjəˈfækʧər]

製造する・製造 < man 手 + manual と同じルーツ
What does this factory manufacture? 


construction
[kənˈstrʌkʃən]
建設・構築 > construct 建てる

The construction of the Sakurada Familia began in 1882.

 

under construction 建設中 

artificial
[ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl]
人工の・見せかけの・わざとらしい

The silver medalist’s smile looked artificial to me.

 

AI  Artificial Intelligence 人工知能

artificial flavor 人工香料 

artificial turf 人工芝 

byproduct
[ˈbaɪprɑdəkt]

副産物

Experts say that social media has many byproducts including fake news.

 

~の副産物

 a byproduct of …

byproducts of …

 

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ボキャブライダー(1211)4月5日(水)

【ロマンチック】romantic, ambience, kiss, sunset

 

romantic
[roʊˈmæntɪk]
ロマンチックな/空想的な

I wish my husband were more romantic. He never does anything special for me. 



ambience
æmbiəns]

場の雰囲気 => atmosphere 
When I got on one knee to propose, a police siren ruined the ambience.


kiss
[kɪs]

give someone a kiss / kiss someone ...にキスをする
I had my first kiss while this song was playing.


sunset
[ˈsʌnˌsɛt]
日没/夕日/夕焼け

The rich changing colors of the sunset created an amazing ambience.

 

日没の時に/日没前に
=> theをつけず、at sunset / before sunset

 

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Stop! Question! Why did Snow White wake up when the prince kissed her?
No, no, no. You can’t just get caught up in the ambience. I need a scientific explanation!

 

get caught up in
~に捕らわれる、~に巻き込まれる、~に夢中になる、

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1210)4月4日(火)

【あらかじめやること】preparation, rehearse, previously, groundwork

 

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preparation
[ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən]
準備・支度 ・予習
> prepare 準備する

The wedding preparations ware more complicated than I'd expected.


rehearse
[riˈhɜrs]
稽古する・リハーサルをする
>> rehearsal > do a rehearseal
I've been rehearsing my marriage proporsal in my head for weeks

marriage


previously
[ˈpriviəsli]
以前に

Mr. Ellyse had previously said there wouldn't be the final exam.

> previously >> 完了形でよく使われる=>have(has/had) と 動詞の間

 
groundwork
[ˈɡraʊnˌdwɜrk]
基礎・土台・根回し

Shibusawa Eiji helped lay the groundwork for the modern Japanese economy.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1209)4月3日(月)
【始めたばかり】startup, newbie, inexperienced, embark

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startup
[ˈstɑrˌtʌp]
始めたばかりの 新会社 新興企業

How do startups get funding? 

start up  起動する 立ち上げる

newbie
[ˈnuˌbi]
初心者 新入り > 
一般的には beginner

I’m still a newbie. So I’ve got lots to learn.


inexperienced
[ɪnɪkˈspɪriənst]
経験のない 経験の浅い <> experienced

Sasaki has enormous potential but he’s still inexperienced.


embark
[ɛmˈbɑrk]
冒険や新たな企てに乗り出す

I decided to move to Brazil and embark on a new life.

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Yep! It’s a startup. Here’s my card. Um. Well, you know, I’m still pretty inexperienced. So I think, aaaah.

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