彼らは退却するしかなかった。
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English Translation
They had no alternative but to retreat.
Furigana
Romanji
Karera wa taikyakusuru shika nakatta.
Words
彼ら
(かれら)
they (usually male); them
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
退却
(たいきゃく)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
しか
(しか)
only; nothing but
無い
(ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...