いったん喫煙を始めると、その悪癖を取り除くのは難しい。

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English Translation

Once you start smoking, it is difficult to get rid of that bad habit.

Furigana

いったん喫煙(きつえん)を始(はじ)めると、その悪癖(あくへき)を取(と)り除(のぞ)くのは難(むずか)しい。

Romanji

Ittan kitsuen o hajimeru to, sono akuheki o torinozoku no wa muzukashii.

Words

一旦 (いったん)

once; for a moment; temporarily; one morning

喫煙 (きつえん)

smoking

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 ...

と (と)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

悪癖 (あくへき、わるぐせ)

bad habit; vice; masturbation (euph.)

取り除く (とりのぞく)

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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

難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky