僕たちは、きわどいところで終電車に間に合った。

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English Translation

We were only just in time for the last train.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)たちは、きわどいところで終電車(しゅうでんしゃ)に間(ま)に合(あ)った。

Romanji

Bokutachi wa, kiwadoi tokoro de shūdensha ni maniatta.

Words

僕達 (ぼくたち)

は (は)

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

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

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.

終電車 (しゅうでんしゃ)

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

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