座って待つしかなかった。

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座って 待つ しか なかった

English Translation

There was no choice but to sit and wait.

Furigana

(すわ)って()つしかなかった。

Romanji

Suwatte matsu shika nakatta.

Words

座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
待つ (まつ)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
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 ...

Kanji

Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on