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The train was on the point of leaving when I got to the station.
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Vocabulary list

watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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)
eki
noun
  1. railway station; train station
  2. staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
counter
  1. counter for railway stations and bus stations
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
tsuku
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to arrive at; to reach
  2. to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
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)
ressha
noun
  1. train; railway train
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
imanimo
adverb
  1. at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
hassha
noun, suru verb
  1. departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
shikakeru
shikakeru
shikakeru

te-form

shikakete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to start; to begin; to commence
  2. to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from
  3. to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines)
  4. to make a meld call
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)

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