私は旅行の経験をいかして旅行会社をはじめた。

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English Translation

Putting my traveling experience to good use, I started a travel agency.

Furigana

私(わたし)は旅行(りょこう)の経験(けいけん)をいかして旅行(りょこう)会社(かいしゃ)をはじめた。

Romanji

Watashi wa ryokō no keiken o ikashite ryokō kaisha o hajimeta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

旅行 (りょこう)

travel; trip

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

経験 (けいけん)

experience

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

いかす (いかす)

to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish

会社 (かいしゃ)

company; corporation; workplace

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...