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大学院生(だいがくいんせい)(ころ)計画(けいかく)停電(ていでん)(なか)研究(けんきゅう)(しつ)(いち)(にん)作業(さぎょう)していた友人(ゆうじん)(はなし)をした。

During my graduate school days, I shared a story about a friend working alone in the lab during a planned power outage.
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大学院生(だいがくいんせい)(ころ)(はなし)なんだけどさある日大(にちだい)(がく)

(だい)(がく)(いん)(せい)

N2
n
graduate student

N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives

(ころ)

N3
n, adv, n-suf
(approximate) time; around; about; toward(ごろ when used as a suffix)
n, adv, n-suf
suitable time (or condition)

(はなし)

N4
n
talk; speech; chat; conversation
n
topic; subject

N5
prt
don't(prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
prt
do(imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)

N5
int
yes; yeah; uh huh
int
huh?; what?

だけど

N5
conj
however

N5
suf
-ness(nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
prt
indicates assertion(sentence end, mainly masc.)

ある()

N5
n, exp
one day; (on) a certain day

(だい)(がく)

N5
n
university; college
n
former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
計画(けいかく)停電(ていでん)があるって()うからその予定(よてい)

N5
cop, cop-da
be; is(plain copula)

(けい)(かく)(てい)(でん)

N2
n
planned power outage

N5
prt
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
prt
indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

ある

N4
v5r-i, vi
to be; to exist; to live(usu. of inanimate objects)
v5r-i, vi
to have

って

N5
prt
you said; he said; she said; they said(casual quoting particle)
prt
even if(after a verb in the past tense)

()

N5
v5u
to say; to utter; to declare
v5u
to name; to call

から

N5
suffix
from / because

その

N5
adj-pn
that; the(something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
adj-pn
part (as in "part two")(preceding a number)

()(てい)

N3
vt, vs, n
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate

されて

N2
suffix
makes a verb from a noun (honorific or passive)
れてる停電(ていでん)の1時間(じかん)(まえ)にさ自分(じぶん)(かえ)ろうと

(てい)(でん)

N3
vi, vs, n
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply

N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives

1(いち)()(かん)

N3
n
time
n
hour

(まえ)

N5
adv
ahead; before; ago

N5
suf
-ness(nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
prt
indicates assertion(sentence end, mainly masc.)

()(ぶん)

N3
pn
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
pn
I; me

N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

(かえ)ろう

N3
v5r, vi
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
v5r, vi
to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.)

N5
prt, conj
if; when
prt, conj
and
(おも)ったんだけど研究(けんきゅう)(しつ)(わす)(もの)してること

(おも)った

N3
v5u, vt
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon(想う has connotations of heart-felt)
v5u, vt
to think (of doing); to plan (to do)

N5
int
yes; yeah; uh huh
int
huh?; what?

だけど

N5
conj
however

(けん)(きゅう)(しつ)

N2
n
laboratory
n
seminar room

N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into

(わす)(もの)

N4
n
lost article; thing left behind
n
leaving something behind; forgetting something

して

N2
suffix
makes a verb from a noun

こと

N3
n
thing; matter
n
incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
()づいてさ大学(だいがく)(もど)ったんだよねそし

N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into

()づいて

N3
v5k, vi
to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect
vi, v5k
to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

N5
suf
-ness(nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
prt
indicates assertion(sentence end, mainly masc.)

(だい)(がく)

N5
n
university; college
n
former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

(もど)った

N4
v5r, vi
to turn back (e.g. half-way)
v5r, vi
to return; to go back

N5
int
yes; yeah; uh huh
int
huh?; what?

だよね

N5
exp
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

そしたら

N4
conj
then; and (then); in that case; if so
たらもちろん(あた)りは()(くら)なのに自分(じぶん)

もちろん

N3
adv
of course; certainly; naturally

(あた)

N4
n, n-suf, adv
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; surroundings
n-suf, n, adv
around; about; or thereabouts

N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

()(くら)

N2
adj-na, n
total darkness; pitch dark
n, adj-na
bleak future; poor prospects

N5
prt
don't(prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
prt
do(imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)

のに

N4
prt
although; despite; even though; and yet
prt
whereas; while

()(ぶん)

N3
pn
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
pn
I; me

N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives
研究(けんきゅう)(しつ)のとこだけ(すこ)しぼわっとなんか(しろ)

(けん)(きゅう)(しつ)

N2
n
laboratory
n
seminar room

N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives

とこ

N5
n, adv, suf
place; spot; scene; site(also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
n, suf
address

だけ

N5
prt
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone
prt
as much as; to the extent of; enough to

(しょう)

N4
pref
small; little; few

しぼ

N5
vt, vs, n
yearning; longing for; deep affection

わっと

N5
adv
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

なんか

N5
prt, adv
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...(oft. scornful or dismissive)

(しろ)

N5
adj-i
white
(あか)りがついててさなんだろうと(おも)ってさ

N5
suf
-ness(nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
prt
indicates assertion(sentence end, mainly masc.)

(あか)

N3
vi, v5r
to become bright; to become clear

N5
prt
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
prt
indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

ついてて

N3
exp, v1
to be lucky; to be in luck
v1, exp
to be attached; to have; to be included; to come with; to contain; to be in a state

N5
prt
don't(prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
prt
do(imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)

N5
int
yes; yeah; uh huh
int
huh?; what?

だろう

N5
cop, cop-da
be; is(plain copula)

N5
prt, conj
if; when
prt, conj
and

(おも)って

N3
v5u, vt
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon(想う has connotations of heart-felt)
v5u, vt
to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
()けてみたらパソコンの()かり1つで研究(けんきゅう)

()けて

N4
v1, vt
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
v1, vt
to open (for business, etc.)

みたら

N3
v1, vt
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
v1, vt
to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge

パソコン

N4
n
personal computer; PC

N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives

()かり

N4
n
light; illumination; glow; gleam
n
lamp; light

1(ひと)

N5
ctr
counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.)

N5
cop, cop-da
be; is(plain copula)

(けん)(きゅう)(しつ)

N2
n
laboratory
n
seminar room
(しつ)同期(どうき)研究(けんきゅう)(つづ)けてたんだよねしかも()

N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives

(どう)()

N3
n, adj-no
same period; corresponding period
n, adj-no
same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; classmate

N5
prt
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
prt
indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

(けん)(きゅう)

N4
vt, vs, n
study; research; investigation

(つづ)けて

N3
aux-v, vt, v1
to continue; to keep up; to keep on

いた

N5
suffix
indicates continuing action (to be ...ing)

N5
int
yes; yeah; uh huh
int
huh?; what?

だよね

N5
exp
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

しかも

N4
conj
moreover; furthermore
conj
nevertheless; and yet

()(ひょう)(じょう)

N2
adj-na, n
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face); lack of emotion