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Although we waited until ten o'clock, Bill never showed up.
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Vocabulary list

watashitachi
pronoun
  1. we; us
watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
juuji
noun
  1. ten o'clock
juu
numeric
  1. ten (拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
  1. ten years of age
ji
suffix
  1. hour; o'clock
suffix, no adjective
  1. (specified) time; when ...; during ...
made
particle
  1. until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. to (a place); as far as
  3. to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. only; merely
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)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
noda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
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
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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)
biru
noun
  1. multi-floor building; multi-storey building
  2. bill
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kesshite
adverb
  1. (not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all (with neg. sentence)
sugatawoarawasu

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

sugatawoarawasanakatta
expression, godan verb
  1. to make an appearance; to show up
sugata
noun
  1. figure; form; shape
  2. appearance; dress; guise
  3. state; condition; picture; image
  4. form (of a waka)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. dressed in ...; wearing ...
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.
arawasu

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

arawasanakatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to represent; to signify; to stand for (esp. 表す, 表わす)
  2. to reveal; to show; to display (esp. 現す, 現わす)
  3. to express (esp. 表す, 表わす)
  4. to make widely known (esp. 顕す)

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