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かれ
彼
らは
しゅっぱつ
出発
の
あいず
合図
を
ま
待
っていた。
They were watching for the signal to start.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼らは出発の合図を待っていた。
Conjugations and inflections
  待っていた is the past form of the progressive form of 'tsu' godan verb 待つ   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ ら 1
they (usually male); them
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し ゅ っ ぱ つ 0
departure
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あ い ず 1
sign; signal
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ま つ 1
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to wait  (this meaning is restricted to form 待つ)
2. to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
発
ハツ   ホツ    emission, discharge   
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癶
hairy legs
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
儿
legs
合
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あう to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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図
ト   ズ   はかる to map, plan   
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斗
ト    Big Dipper   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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丶
dot   
囗
box, enclosure   
待
タイ   まつ to wait   
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寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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