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Zach

何でもいったんやり始めたら、絶対にあきらめるな。

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でも いったん やり始めたら 絶対 あきらめる

English Translation

Once you have begun to do anything, never give it up.

Furigana

(なに)でもいったんやり(はじ)めたら、絶対(ぜったい)にあきらめるな。

Romanji

Nani demo ittan yarihajimetara, zettai ni akirameru na.

Words

(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
一旦 (いったん)
once; for a moment; temporarily; one morning
殺る (やる)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
絶対 (ぜったい)
absolutely; unconditionally; absolute; unconditional; unmistakable; absoluteness
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
諦める (あきらめる)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: ゼツ、 た.える、 た.やす、 た.つ
Meanings: discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare