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It so happened that they were not there.
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Vocabulary list

tamatama
adverb
  1. occasionally; once in a while; seldom
  2. casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
karera
pronoun
  1. they; them (usu. in ref. to males or a mixed-sex group)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sonoba
noun
  1. there; that situation; that occasion
  2. the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
ba
noun
  1. place; spot; space
  2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
  3. occasion; situation
  4. scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
  5. session (of the stock market)
  6. field; table; area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
  7. round (east, south, etc.)
  8. field
  9. field (gestalt psychology)
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
iawaseru

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

iawasenakatta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to happen to be present

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