やっかいなのは最初の一歩だ。

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やっかいな の は 最初 の 一 歩 だ 。

English Translation

It is the first step which is troublesome.

Furigana

やっかいなのは最初(さいしょ)の一(いち)歩(ほ)だ。

Romanji

Yakkaina no wa saisho no ichi ho da.

Words

厄介 (やっかい)

trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry; care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person)

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

は (は)

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

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

歩 (ほ)

step; stride; counter for steps

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

最

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま

Meanings: utmost, most, extreme

初

Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め

Meanings: first time, beginning

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

歩

Readings: ホ、 ブ、 フ、 ある.く、 あゆ.む

Meanings: walk, counter for steps