過去において女性は他の選択の余地はほとんどなかった。

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English Translation

Women had little choice in the past.

Furigana

過去(かこ)において女性(じょせい)は他(た)の選択(せんたく)の余地(よち)はほとんどなかった。

Romanji

Kako nioite josei wa ta no sentaku no yochi wa hotondo nakatta.

Words

過去 (かこ)

the past; bygone days; the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past; past (tense); preterit; preterite; previous life

に於いて (において)

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)

woman; female; feminine gender

は (は)

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

他 (た)

other (esp. people and abstract matters)

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

選択 (せんたく)

selection; choice; option

余地 (よち)

place; room; margin; scope

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

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 ...