How to say "embark" in Japanese

• 旅立つたびだつCommon
  godan verb, intransitive verbCovers the sense of embarking on a trip or journey, focusing on the act of setting out or departing rather than boarding. Typical when speaking of someone leaving home for travel, often with a slightly emotional or momentous nuance.
  彼女かのじょはタイ国こくに旅立たびだった。↗

  She set out for Thailand.
• 乗るのるJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbCovers the sense of embarking in the physical sense of boarding a ship, plane, train, bus, or other vehicle. This is the word for simply getting on board; it does not carry the broader 'set out on a journey' nuance of 旅立つ.
  １１時じの列車れっしゃに乗のるつもりです。↗

  I'm catching the 11:00 train.

Use 「旅立つ」 for setting out on a journey or departure in a broader, often emotional sense, and 「乗る」 for physically boarding a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle.

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• 旅立つたびだつto begin a trip
• 乗るのるto get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.)
• 歩むあゆむto advance towards (e.g. a solution)