Late

"Late" in Japanese

亡き

naki

(euphemism for "dead")

ko

(euphemism for "dead")

晩い

osoi

(near the end of a period of time)

晩い

osoi

(near the end of the day)

晩い

osoi

(associated with the end of a period)

晩い

osoi

(not arriving until after an expected time)

最近

saikin

(recent)

遅れた

okureta

(not arriving until after an expected time)

遅く

osoku

(past a designated time)

遅刻に

chikoku ni

(past a designated time)

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