I started studying English just before turning forty — a late start that brought foreign friends, solo trips, and work abroad. The biggest harvest, though, was discovering values I could never have met inside Japan alone.
| 切り開く | きりひらく | to open up (a path, opportunity) |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう | business trip |
| 価値観 | かちかん | values, way of thinking |
| 環境 | かんきょう | environment, surroundings |
| 芽生える | めばえる | to sprout, to bud (feelings) |
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