彼は長く製鉄業を支配したが、完全な独占には至らなかった。

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English Translation

Though he long dominated the steel industry, he never achieved a complete monopoly.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は長(なが)く製鉄業(せいてつぎょう)を支配(しはい)したが、完全(かんぜん)な独占(どくせん)には至(いた)らなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa nagaku seitetsugyō o shihaishita ga, kanzenna dokusen ni wa itaranakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

製鉄業 (せいてつぎょう)

the iron industry

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.

支配 (しはい)

domination; rule; control; direction; guidance

が (が)

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

完全 (かんぜん)

perfection; completeness

独占 (どくせん)

monopoly; monopolization; hogging; keeping to oneself

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

至る (いたる)

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain; to lead to (a place); to get to; to come; to arrive; to result in