どう多く見積もっても、せいぜい２０００人ぐらいしかいなかった。

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English Translation

Even with a generous estimate, there were at most only 2,000 people.

Furigana

どう多(おお)く見積(みつ)もっても、せいぜい２０００人(にん)ぐらいしかいなかった。

Romanji

Dō ōku mitsumotte mo, seizei ni zero zero zero nin gurai shika inakatta.

Words

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

多い (おおい)

many; numerous

見積もる (みつもる)

to estimate

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

精々 (せいぜい)

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

要る (いる)

to need; to want