独裁者はその厄介な状況に対処しようとしたが、どうにもならなかった。

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English Translation

The autocrat strove in vain to deal with the awkward situation.

Furigana

独裁者(どくさいしゃ)はその厄介(やっかい)な状況(じょうきょう)に対処(たいしょ)しようとしたが、どうにもならなかった。

Romanji

Dokusaisha wa sono yakkaina jōkyō ni taishoshiyou to shita ga, dō ni mo naranakatta.

Words

独裁者 (どくさいしゃ)

dictator; despot

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

厄介 (やっかい)

trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry; care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person)

状況 (じょうきょう)

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

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

対処 (たいしょ)

deal with; cope

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

が (が)

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

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...