初めの一歩が唯一の難関。

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初めの一歩が唯一の難関。

English Translation

The first step is the hardest.

Furigana

初(はじ)めの一(いち)歩(ほ)が唯一(ゆいいつ)の難関(なんかん)。

Romanji

Hajime no ichi ho ga yuiitsu no nankan.

Words

始め (はじめ)

beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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

一 (いち)

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

歩 (ほ)

step; stride; counter for steps

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

唯一 (ゆいいつ、ゆいつ)

only; sole; unique

難関 (なんかん)

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock