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Zach

私は2、3秒のきわどいところで終バスに間に合った。

Sentence Analyzer

きわどい ところ 終ばす 間に合った

English Translation

I made the last bus by a few seconds.

Furigana

(わたし)は2、3(びょう)のきわどいところで(しゅう)バスに()()った。

Romanji

Watashi wa ni, san byō no kiwadoi tokoro de shūbasu ni maniatta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(びょう)
second (60th min)
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
際どい (きわどい)
very close; close; narrow (e.g. narrow victory); dangerous; risky; hazardous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; risqué; delicate (e.g. question); immoral; questionable; shady; extreme; harsh; cruel
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
終バス (しゅうバス)
last bus
()
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
間に合う (まにあう)
to be in time for; to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: ビョウ
Meaning: second (1/60 minute)
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1