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Since the bus was late, we had to wait in the rain a long time.
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basu
noun
  1. bus
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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okureru

Plain Past Indicative Form

okureta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue (usu. 遅れる)
  2. to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times) (oft. 後れる)
  3. to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death (oft. 後れる)
  4. to be slow (of a clock or watch)
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node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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wareware
pronoun
  1. we
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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ame
noun
  1. rain
  2. rainy day; rainy weather
  3. the November suit (in hanafuda)
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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
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naka
noun
  1. inside; interior
noun, adverb
  1. among; within
noun
  1. middle; center; centre
noun, adverb
  1. during; while; middle; midst; amid
noun
  1. interval; gap
  2. mean; average
no adjective, noun
  1. second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
noun, no adjective
  1. medium grade; medium quality
noun
  1. red-light district
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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.
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nagaikoto
nagaikoto
expression, adverb
  1. for a long time
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nagai
nagai
i adjective
  1. long (distance, length)
  2. long (time); protracted; prolonged
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koto
noun
  1. thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
noun
  1. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
  2. necessity; need (as 〜ことはない)
  3. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... (as 〜ことだ)
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matsu

Negative stem

mata
godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to wait
  2. to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
  3. to depend on; to need (usu. in negative form)
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Suffix after the negative stem of a verb
neba
expression
  1. if not ...; unless ... (after the -nai stem of a verb)
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naru

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

naranakatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
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