出だしがよければ半ば成功したも同じこと。

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English Translation

Making a good start is half the battle.

Furigana

出(で)だしがよければ半(なか)ば成功(せいこう)したも同(おな)じこと。

Romanji

Dedashi ga yokereba nakaba seikōshita mo onaji koto.

Words

出だし (でだし)

start; beginning

が (が)

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

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

半ば (なかば)

middle; half; semi; halfway; partly

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

Kanji

出

Readings: シュツ、スイ、で.る、 -で、だ.す、 -だ.す、い.でる、い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

半

Readings: ハン、なか.ば

Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

成

Readings: セイ、ジョウ、な.る、な.す、 -な.す

Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

功

Readings: コウ、ク、いさお

Meanings: achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

同

Readings: ドウ、おな.じ

Meanings: same, agree, equal