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Zach

秘書はウイリアム氏が電話にでられるまで、そのまま待ってくれと私に頼んだ。

Sentence Analyzer

秘書 ウイリアム 電話 でられる まで そのまま 待ってくれ 頼んだ

English Translation

The secretary asked that I hold the line until Mr Williams was free to take my call.

Furigana

秘書(ひしょ)はウイリアム()電話(でんわ)にでられるまで、そのまま()ってくれと(わたし)(たの)んだ。

Romanji

Hisho wa uiriamu shi ga denwa ni derareru made, sonomama mattekure to watashi ni tanonda.

Words

秘書 (ひしょ)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
照る (てる)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
其の儘 (そのまま、そのまんま)
without change; as it is (i.e. now)
待つ (まつ)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
頼む (たのむ)
to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 ひ.める、 ひそ.か、 かく.す
Meanings: secret, conceal
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: シ、 うじ、 -うじ
Meanings: family name, surname, clan
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る
Meanings: trust, request