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Excuse me, could you spare me a few minutes? I have a favor to ask you.
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sumimasen
expression, interjection
  1. excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your pardon (used both to apologize and to get someone's attention)
  2. thank you
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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)
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ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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nyoro
noun
  1. tilde; wave dash
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sanpun
sanfun
  1. three minutes; 3 minutes
san
numeric
  1. three (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
  1. tri-
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fun
noun, counter
  1. minute (unit of time)
  2. fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
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jikanwosaku

te-form

jikanwosaite
expression, godan verb
  1. to spare time (for)
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jikan
noun
  1. time
  2. hour
  3. period; class; lesson
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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saku

te-form

saite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to tear; to rip up
  2. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
  3. to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
  4. to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something
  5. to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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dake
particle
  1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone
  2. as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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masenka
expression
  1. won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.) (used to ask a question in the negative)
  2. won't you (used to make invitations, express desires or give indirect commands)
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maseru

Colloquial Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form

masen
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
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ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
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onegai
noun, suru verb
  1. request; favour (to ask); wish
interjection
  1. please
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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)
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aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
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ndesu
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
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n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
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da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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