九仞の功[kyuujinnokou] spectacular success
千仞[senjin] great depth
万仞[banjin] 10000 fathoms

九仞の功を一簣に虧く[kyuujinnokouwoikkinikaku] to fail one step short of great success
壁立千仞[hekiritsusenjin] precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth

宛がう[ategau] to allot
宛てる[ateru] to address
宛ら[sanagara] just like
宛も[adakamo] as if
私宛[watashiate] my address

宛て[ate] aim
宛字[ateji] kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning
一つ宛[hitotsuzutsu] one by one
宛て先[atesaki] address
宛て名[atena] (addressee's) name