叔父は新しい冒険的事業を始める矢先だ、と言っている。

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English Translation

My uncle says he's about to embark on a new business venture.

Furigana

叔父(おじ)は新(あたら)しい冒険的(ぼうけんてき)事業(じぎょう)を始(はじ)める矢先(やさき)だ、と言(い)っている。

Romanji

Oji wa atarashii bōkenteki jigyō o hajimeru yasaki da, to itteiru.

Words

叔父 (おじ、しゅくふ)

uncle (younger than one's parent)

は (は)

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

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

冒険的 (ぼうけんてき)

adventurous; risky; hazardous; perilous

事業 (じぎょう、ことわざ)

project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service; act; deed; conduct

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.

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 ...

矢先 (やさき)

arrowhead; brunt; target; being about to; being on the point of

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise