彼らがとった手段は、せいぜい問題の一時的な解決しかもたらさなかった。

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English Translation

The step they took provided at best a temporary solution to the problem.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らがとった手段(しゅだん)は、せいぜい問題(もんだい)の一時的(いちじてき)な解決(かいけつ)しかもたらさなかった。

Romanji

Karera ga totta shudan wa, seizei mondai no ichijiteki na kaiketsu shika motarasanakatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

が (が)

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

穫る (とる)

to harvest (a crop)

手段 (しゅだん)

means; way; measure

は (は)

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

精々 (せいぜい)

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

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

一時的 (いちじてき)

temporary

だ (だ)

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

解決 (かいけつ)

settlement; solution; resolution

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

齎す (もたらす)

to bring; to take; to bring about