あれが彼としては精一杯の微笑だった。

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あれが彼としては精一杯の微笑だった。

English Translation

That was his nearest approach to a smile.

Furigana

あれが彼(かれ)としては精一杯(せいいっぱい)の微笑(びしょう)だった。

Romanji

Are ga kare toshite wa seiippai no bishō datta.

Words

我 (われ、わ、あれ、あ、わぬ、わろ)

I; me; oneself; you; prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

は (は)

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

精一杯 (せいいっぱい)

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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

微笑 (びしょう)

smile

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative