犬は少なくとも主人の帰りを待った。

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犬は少なくとも主人の帰りを待った。

English Translation

The dog waited day after day for its master's return.

Furigana

犬(いぬ)は少(すく)なくとも主人(しゅじん)の帰(かえ)りを待(ま)った。

Romanji

Inu wa sukunakutomo shujin no kaeri o matta.

Words

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

は (は)

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

少なくとも (すくなくとも)

at least

主人 (しゅじん)

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host; hostess

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

帰り (かえり)

return; coming back

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need