監督はチームをトーナメント優勝に今一歩という所までもっていったのに悔しいことだった。

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English Translation

It was annoying, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament.

Furigana

監督(かんとく)はチームをトーナメント優勝(ゆうしょう)に今(いま)一(いち)歩(ほ)という所(ところ)までもっていったのに悔(くや)しいことだった。

Romanji

Kantoku wa chi-mu o to-namento yūshō ni ima ichi ho toiu tokoro made motteitta noni kuyashii koto datta.

Words

監督 (かんとく)

supervision; control; superintendence; direction; director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss

は (は)

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

チーム (チーム、ティーム)

team

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.

トーナメント (トーナメント)

tournament

優勝 (ゆうしょう)

overall victory; championship

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

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

歩 (ほ)

step; stride; counter for steps

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

悔しい (くやしい、くちおしい)

vexing; annoying; frustrating; regrettable; mortifying

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

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