身振り言語はしかしながら、暗い所や、やや離れた所では使えないので重大な限界があった。

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English Translation

Gestural language had, however, serious limitations, since it could not be used in the dark or at distance.

Furigana

身振(みぶ)り言語(げんご)はしかしながら、暗(くら)い所(ところ)や、やや離(はな)れた所(ところ)では使(つか)えないので重大(じゅうだい)な限界(げんかい)があった。

Romanji

Miburi gengo wa shikashinagara, kurai tokoro ya, yaya hanareta tokoro de wa tsukaenai node jūdaina genkai ga atta.

Words

身振り (みぶり)

gesture; gesticulation; motion

言語 (げんご、ごんご、げんきょ)

language

は (は)

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

然しながら (しかしながら)

however; nevertheless

暗い (くらい)

dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

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

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

稍 (やや)

a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while

離れる (はなれる)

to be separated; to be apart; to be distant; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up; to lose connection with; to drift away from

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

使える (つかえる)

to be usable; to be serviceable; to be useful

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

重大 (じゅうだい)

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

限界 (げんかい)

limit; bound

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about