僕は出来るだけ多くその地方の文化を吸収しようとつとめた。

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English Translation

I tried to absorb as much of local culture as possible.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)は出来(でき)るだけ多(おお)くその地方(ちほう)の文化(ぶんか)を吸収(きゅうしゅう)しようとつとめた。

Romanji

Boku wa dekiru dake ōku sono chihō no bunka o kyūshūshiyou to tsutometa.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

多い (おおい)

many; numerous

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...

地方 (ちほう)

district; region; area; locality; the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area

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

文化 (ぶんか)

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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.

吸収 (きゅうしゅう)

absorption; suction; attraction

と (と)

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

勤める (つとめる)

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); to conduct a religious service