ビルが試合に勝ったのは幸運によるよりもむしろ実力によるものだった。

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びるが試合に勝ったのは幸運によるよりもむしろ実力によるものだった。

English Translation

Bill won the match, not so much by good luck as by real ability.

Furigana

ビルが試合(しあい)に勝(か)ったのは幸運(こううん)によるよりもむしろ実力(じつりょく)によるものだった。

Romanji

Biru ga shiai ni katta no wa kōun niyoru yori mo mushiro jitsuryoku niyoru mono datta.

Words

ビル (ビル)

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

が (が)

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

に (に)

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

勝つ (かつ)

to win; to gain victory

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

は (は)

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

幸運 (こううん)

good luck; fortune

に依る (による)

by means of; due to; because of; according to

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

寧ろ (むしろ)

rather; better; instead

実力 (じつりょく)

(real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency; arms; force

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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