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After some hesitation, he laid the book on the desk.
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Vocabulary list

shibaraku
adverb, suru verb
  1. for a moment; for a minute
adverb
  1. for a while; for some time
  2. for the time being; for now
interjection
  1. it's been a long time; long time no see
tamerau

Plain Past Indicative Form

tameratta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to hesitate; to waver
ato
noun, no adjective
  1. behind; rear
  2. after; later
  3. remainder; the rest
noun, adverb
  1. more (e.g. five more minutes); left
  2. also; in addition
noun, no adjective
  1. descendant; successor; heir
  2. after one's death
  3. past; previous
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hon
noun
  1. book; volume; script
prefix
  1. this; present
  2. main; head
  3. real; regular
suffix, counter
  1. counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls (sometimes pronounced ぼん or ぽん)
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ue
noun, no adjective, adverb, noun, used as a suffix
  1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
noun
  1. top; summit; head (e.g. of a staircase)
  2. surface
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. before; previous
noun, no adjective
  1. superiority; one's superior; one's elder
noun, adverb
  1. on top of that; besides; what's more; not only ... but (following a verb or adjective)
  2. upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after) (following a verb or noun)
  3. matters concerning ...; as concerns ...
  4. since (i.e. "for that reason") (as ~上は)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. honorable; venerable (suffix indicating higher social standing than the speaker)
  2. place of one's superior (e.g. the throne)
  3. emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
  4. noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
oku

Plain Past Indicative Form

oita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to put; to place
  2. to leave (behind)
  3. to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up
  4. to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ
  5. to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.)
  6. to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool
  7. to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house
  8. to separate spatially or temporally
godan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to do something in advance (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state (after the -te form of a verb)

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