険しいその道を行く以外に、国境へ辿り着く方法はない。

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English Translation

The steep path is the sole access to the border.

Furigana

険(けわ)しいその道(みち)を行(い)く以外(いがい)に、国境(こっきょう)へ辿(たど)り着(つ)く方法(ほうほう)はない。

Romanji

Kewashii sonomichi o iku igaini, kokkyō e tadori tsuku hōhō wa nai.

Words

険しい (けわしい)

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; impregnable; steep; grim; severe; stern

その道 (そのみち)

line (of business); profession; trade

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.

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

国境 (こっきょう、くにざかい、こっかい)

national border; provincial border

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

辿る (たどる)

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

着く (つく)

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

方法 (ほうほう)

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

は (は)

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