Doing · part 1 — taken up again

Talk about returning to a hobby after years away.

昔の趣味をまた始めたことについて話せるようになりましょう。

Key English phrases

I've taken ~ back up
I've gotten back into ~
I'd let it slide
I'm rediscovering ~

Example conversation

AIs that a guitar in the corner? I didn't know you played.
BI've taken it back up, actually. I'd let it slide for years.
AWhat made you get back into it?
BI found my old guitar while moving. I'm rediscovering how much I love it.
AIt's never too late to pick something back up.
BExactly. It's like meeting an old friend.

In context

After years away, I've taken the guitar back up. I'd let it slide completely — life got busy, and it sat in a corner gathering dust. Then I found it while moving house, played a few chords, and I was instantly back into it. I'm rediscovering how much joy it brings me. There's something special about returning to an old hobby; the muscle memory comes back faster than you'd think. Have you ever picked something back up?

When to use it · practice

Drew notices an old hobby of yours. Say you've taken it back up.
Drewがあなたの昔の趣味に気づきます。「また始めた」と言いましょう。
Explain the gap. Say you'd let it slide.
ブランクを説明しましょう。「しばらく離れていた」と言いましょう。
Describe the feeling. Say you're rediscovering it.
その気持ちを表現しましょう。「再発見している」と言いましょう。

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