公平に言って、彼は自分の限られた部下と物資で最善を尽くした。

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English Translation

To do him justice, he did his best with his limited men and supplies.

Furigana

公平(こうへい)に言(い)って、彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)の限(かぎ)られた部下(ぶか)と物資(ぶっし)で最善(さいぜん)を尽(つ)くした。

Romanji

Kōhei ni itte, kare wa jibun no kagirareta buka to busshi de saizen o tsukushita.

Words

公平 (こうへい)

fairness; impartial; justice

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

限る (かぎる)

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

部下 (ぶか)

subordinate person

と (と)

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

物資 (ぶっし)

goods; materials

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.

最善 (さいぜん)

the very best

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.

尽くす (つくす)

to exhaust; to run out; to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend; to do to exhaustion