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Pronunciation
最初( さいしょ ) の 一( いち ) 歩( ほ ) が 常に( つねに ) 最も( もっとも ) 難しい( むずかしい ) 。
最初 (さいしょ) (adj-no,n-adv,n-t) beginning; outset; first; onset; (P) [EDICT] (zuì chū, ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ ) first; primary; initial [CE-DICT] の () (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] 一 (いち(P);ひと) (num,pref) (1) (ひと when a prefix) one; (suf) (2) (いち only) best in; the most (...) in (where an adjective follows); (P) [EDICT] (yī, ㄧ ) one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout [CE-DICT] 歩 (かち) (n) (1) foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (2) (徒, 徒歩, 歩, 歩行 only) (arch) (See 徒歩) going on foot; walking [EDICT] (ふ) (n) (abbr) pawn (in chess or shogi) [EDICT] (ぶ) (n) unit of land measurement; 3.95 square yards; 3.31 square metres (meters) [EDICT] (ほ) (n) (1) step; stride; (ctr) (2) counter for steps; (P) [EDICT] (bù, ㄅㄨˋ ) Japanese variant of 步 [CE-DICT] が () (prt) (positive sentence end) I dare say; (negative sentence end) though, honestly [EDICT] () (suf,v5r) (1) to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion); (2) to behave as if one were [EDICT] () (n) scree [EDICT] () (adv-to) (1) (on-mim) thump; thud (dull sound representing something being hit); (2) severe; difficult; hard [EDICT] (我) (n) (1) {Buddh} obstinacy; (2) atman; the self; the ego [EDICT] (画) (n) picture; drawing; painting; sketch [EDICT] (蛾) (n) moth [EDICT] (賀) (n) (See 賀の祝) congratulation [EDICT] (雅) (n,adj-na) (1) (ant [EDICT] 常に (つねに) (adv) always; constantly; (P) [EDICT] 最も (もっとも) (adv) most; extremely; (P) [EDICT] 難しい (むずかしい) ยาก [LongdoJP] (むずかしい(P);むつかしい) (adj-i) (1) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); (2) fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; (3) gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); (4) (arch) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; (5) (arch) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky; (P) [EDICT]
