所属していた組織に対する、長期間にわたる忠勤ぶりにもかかわらず、かれが報われたのは僅かな金額にすぎなかった。

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English Translation

For his length of loyal service to his organization, he was only repaid in chicken feed.

Furigana

所属(しょぞく)していた組織(そしき)に対(たい)する、長期間(ちょうきかん)にわたる忠勤(ちゅうきん)ぶりにもかかわらず、かれが報(むく)われたのは僅(わず)かな金額(きんがく)にすぎなかった。

Romanji

Shozokushiteita soshiki nitaisuru, chōkikan niwataru chūkinburi ni mo kakawarazu, kare ga mukuwareta no wa wazukana kingaku ni suginakatta.

Words

所属 (しょぞく)

attached to; belong to; member; affiliation

組織 (そしき、そしょく)

organization; organisation; structure; construction; tissue; system

に対する (にたいする)

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

長期間 (ちょうきかん)

extended period of time; prolonged; long-range

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

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

関わる (かかわる)

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

枯れる (かれる)

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

が (が)

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

報う (むくう)

to reward; to recompense; to repay

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

は (は)

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

僅か (わずか)

only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

金額 (きんがく)

amount of money

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...