Activities: How to say “to start” and “to finish” in Japanese?

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1. お鍋に肉を入れて、色が変わり      、醤油を入れてください。
   Onabe ni niku o irete, iro ga kawari ... , shōyu o irete kudasai.
   Put the meat in the pot, and when the color starts changing, add the soy sauce.

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   始めたら [hajimetara]出したら [dashitara]

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2. 家に帰ると、ちょうど家族が夕飯を      ところだった。
   Ie ni kaeru to, chōdo kazoku ga yūhan o ... tokoro datta.
   When I got home, my family was just about to finish eating dinner.

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   食べ終わる [tabe owaru]食べ終わっている [tabe owatte iru]

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3. • 先生：みなさん、書き      か？
     Sensei: Minasan, kaki ... ka?
     Teacher: Everyone, (are you) finished writing?

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     終わりました [owarimashita]やみました [yamimashita]

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   • じゃあ、次の問題をし      ください。
     Jā, tsugi no mondai o shi ... kudasai.
     Well then, please start doing the next problem.

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     始めて [hajimete]出して [dashite]

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4. 三日間も続いた吹雪がようやく吹き       。
   Mikkakan mo tsuzuita fubuki ga yōyaku fuki ...
   The blizzard that lasted for three days finally stopped blowing.

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   終えた [oeta]やんだ [yanda]

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5. 鹿が急に道路に飛び      来た。
   Shika ga kyū ni dōro ni tobi ... , kita.
   A deer suddenly jumped out onto the road.

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   始めて [hajimete]出して [daishite]

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6. 二週間もかかって、やっと犬小屋を作り       。
   Nishūkan mo kakatte, yatto inugoya o tsukuri ...
   It took me (as much as) two weeks to finally finish building the kennel.

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   終えた [oeta]終わった [owatta]

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7. これからそちらに      ところです。
   Kore kara sochira ni ... tokoro desu.
   I am about to head over there.

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   向かった [mukatta]向かう [mukau]

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8. 来年から空手を習い       つもりです。
   Rainen kara karate o narai ... tsumori desu.
   I intend to start learning karate (from) next year.

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   出す [dasu]始める [hajimeru]

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9. 彼は五年前の約束を思い       。
   Kare wa gonen mae no yakusoku o omoi ... .
   He remembered the promise that he made five years ago.

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   始めた [hajimeta]出した [dashita]

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10. 赤ちゃんが泣き      、困った。
    Aka-chan ga naki ... , komatta.
    I didn’t know what to do because the baby didn’t stop crying.

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    終わらなくて [owaranakute]やまなくて [yamanakute]

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