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I had not been waiting long before I heard footsteps coming upstairs.
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matsu

te-form

matte
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 te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
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mamonaku
adverb
  1. soon; shortly; before long; in a short time; in a little while
  2. having no time to ...; with no time to ... (after the dictionary form of a verb)
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nikai
noun
  1. second floor; upstairs
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ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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kai
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. storey; story; floor
noun
  1. stairs
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. stage (in chronostratigraphy)
counter
  1. counter for storeys and floors of a building
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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
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chikaduku
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to approach; to draw near; to get close
  2. to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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ashioto
noun
  1. sound of footsteps
  2. sense or sign that something is approaching
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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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kikoeru

te-form

kikoete
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be heard; to be audible
  2. to be said to be; to be reputed
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru

Polite Past Indicative Form

kimashita
kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to come back; to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
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