| 素人 | An amateur as opposed to a professional. An every-day, untrained person, as opposed to a specialist. Can also be used to describe someone who has never done xxx. |
| 初心者 | A beginner at something – beginner driver, a noob. |
| 未熟 | Someone who has really sloppy or clumsy, poor technique at something – who does it LIKE a beginner, even if they’ve been doing it for years. |
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