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We ran out of time and had to cut short the interview.
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Vocabulary list

jikan
noun
  1. time
  2. hour
  3. period; class; lesson
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)
kiru

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

kireta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
  2. to sever (connections, ties)
  3. to turn off (e.g. the light)
  4. to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
  5. to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
  6. to open (something sealed)
  7. to start
  8. to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
  9. to reduce; to decrease; to discount
  10. to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
  11. to cross; to traverse
  12. to criticize sharply
  13. to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
  14. to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
  15. to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
  16. to shuffle (cards)
  17. to discard a tile
  18. to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate
  19. to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
  20. to trump
  21. to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go)
  22. to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) (also written as 鑽る)
  23. to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to finish; to complete (after the -masu stem of a verb)
kireru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kireta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
  2. to be injured
  3. to wear out; to be worn out
  4. to break; to burst; to collapse
  5. to wear off; to stop working; to go dead
  6. to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
  7. to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of
  8. to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected
  9. to cut well; to be sharp
  10. to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able
  11. to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)
  12. to dry off
  13. to curve; to veer
  14. to shuffle (cards)
  15. to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to be able to do completely (after the -masu stem of a verb)
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
kaiken
noun, suru verb
  1. interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
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.
hayai

Adverbial Form

hayaku
i adjective
  1. fast; quick; hasty; brisk (esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い)
  2. early (in the day, etc.); premature (esp. 早い)
  3. (too) soon; not yet; (too) early (esp. 早い)
  4. easy; simple; quick (esp. 早い)
kiriageru

Provisional Present Indicative Negative Form

kiriagenakereba
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)
  2. to round up (number)
  3. to revalue (currency)
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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