乾坤一擲の大勝負。情けないけどこれが見事空振りに終わったんだなあ。

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English Translation

It was all-or-nothing and we struck out spectacularly.

Furigana

乾坤一擲(けんこんいってき)の大(だい)勝負(しょうぶ)。情(なさ)けないけどこれが見事(みごと)空振(からぶ)りに終(お)わったんだなあ。

Romanji

Kenkon'itteki no dai shōbu. nasakenai kedo kore ga migoto karaburi ni owatta n da nā.

Words

乾坤一擲 (けんこんいってき)

stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task

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

大 (おお)

big; large

勝負 (しょうぶ)

victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout

情けない (なさけない、なっさけない)

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

が (が)

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

見事 (みごと)

splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable; praiseworthy act; feat; commendable deed; utter (esp. defeat); total; complete

空振り (からぶり)

striking (at something) and missing; in vain

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

終わる (おわる)

to finish; to end; to close

ん (ん)

yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

だ (だ)

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

なあ (なあ)

hey; say; look; used to get someone's attention or press one's point