彼の言いつけに従うより他に仕方がなかった。

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English Translation

There was nothing for it but to obey him.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の言(い)いつけに従(したが)うより他(た)に仕方(しかた)がなかった。

Romanji

Kare no iitsuke ni shitagau yori ta ni shikata ga nakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

言いつける (いいつける)

to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct; to tell on (someone); to report; to often say

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

従う (したがう)

to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

他 (た)

other (esp. people and abstract matters)

仕方 (しかた)

way; method; means; resource; course

が (が)

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

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 ...