滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。

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滑り出し が 好調 なら 事 は 半ば 成就した のに 等しい 。

English Translation

Well begun is half done.

Furigana

滑(すべ)り出(だ)しが好調(こうちょう)なら事(こと)は半(なか)ば成就(じょうじゅ)したのに等(ひと)しい。

Romanji

Suberidashi ga kōchō nara koto wa nakaba jōjushita noni hitoshii.

Words

すべり出し (すべりだし)

start; beginning

が (が)

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

好調 (こうちょう)

favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

だ (だ)

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

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

は (は)

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

半ば (なかば)

middle; half; semi; halfway; partly

成就 (じょうじゅ)

fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

等しい (ひとしい)

equal; similar; like; equivalent

Kanji

滑

Readings: カツ、 コツ、 すべ.る、 なめ.らか

Meanings: slippery, slide, slip, flunk

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

好

Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い

Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something

調

Readings: チョウ、 しら.べる、 しら.べ、 ととの.う、 ととの.える

Meanings: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

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

就

Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 つ.く、 つ.ける

Meanings: concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per

等

Readings: トウ、 ひと.しい、 など、 -ら

Meanings: etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar