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He watched for an opportunity to speak.
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Vocabulary list

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
hatsugen
noun, suru verb
  1. statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
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
kikaiwoukagau

Plain Past Indicative Form

kikaiwoukagatta
expression, godan verb
  1. to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
kikai
noun
  1. chance; opportunity
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.
ukagau

Plain Past Indicative Form

ukagatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
  2. to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to visit
  2. to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) (from 御機嫌を伺う)

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