なるほど持田は最善を尽くしたが、注意力が足りなかった。

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English Translation

It is true that Mochida did his best, but he wasn't careful enough.

Furigana

なるほど持田(もちだ)は最善(さいぜん)を尽(つ)くしたが、注意力(ちゅういりょく)が足(た)りなかった。

Romanji

Naruhodo Mochida wa saizen o tsukushita ga, chūiryoku ga tarinakatta.

Words

成程 (なるほど、ナルホド)

I see; That's right!; Indeed

は (は)

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

最善 (さいぜん)

the very best

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

尽くす (つくす)

to exhaust; to run out; to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend; to do to exhaustion

が (が)

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

注意力 (ちゅういりょく)

attentiveness

足りる (たりる)

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy; to be sufficient; to answer; to do