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I hurried to the station as I had kept my wife waiting.
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Vocabulary list

tsuma
noun
  1. wife
  2. my dear; dear; honey
  3. garnish (esp. one served with sashimi)
  4. embellishment
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.
mataseru

te-form

matasete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to keep (a person) waiting
matasu

Potential Plain te-form

matasete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to keep (a person) waiting
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)
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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
he
particle
  1. to; towards; for (indicates direction or goal; pronounced え in modern Japanese)
isogu

Plain Past Indicative Form

isoida
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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