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The end of the rainy season came late this year.
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Vocabulary list

kotoshi
noun, adverb
  1. this year
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tsuyuake
noun, suru verb
  1. end of the rainy season
tsuyu
noun
  1. rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July)
  2. rain during the rainy season
ake
noun, no adjective, noun, used as a suffix, adverb
  1. dawn; daybreak
noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
  1. end; soon after something has ended
  2. beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
osoi

Plain Past Indicative Form

osokatta
i adjective
  1. slow; time-consuming; sluggish
  2. late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); until a time far into the day or night
  3. later (than expected or usual); late; behind schedule; behind time; tardy; overdue; unpunctual
  4. too late; having missed the boat
  5. dull; stupid

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