僕は終電にすれすれのところで間に合った。

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English Translation

I was just in time for the last train.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)は終電(しゅうでん)にすれすれのところで間(ま)に合(あ)った。

Romanji

Boku wa shūden ni suresure no tokoro de maniatta.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

終電 (しゅうでん)

last train

に (に)

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

擦れ擦れ (すれすれ)

grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close; barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin

の (の)

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

所 (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 (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.

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