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I almost drowned.
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Vocabulary list

mouchotto
expression
  1. a bit more; a bit longer
mou
adverb
  1. now; soon; shortly; before long; presently
  2. already; yet; by now; (not) anymore
  3. further; more; again; another; the other
interjection
  1. tsk; dammit; jeez; come on; what the hell (used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation))
chotto
adverb
  1. a little; a bit; slightly
  2. just a minute; for a moment; briefly
  3. somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
  4. (not) easily; (not) readily (before a verb in negative form)
interjection
  1. hey!; come on; excuse me
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.)
oboreru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown
  2. to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in
Suffix after the dictionary form of a verb
tokoro
noun
  1. whereupon; as a result (after the plain past form of a verb)
da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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