彼は少々時間をいただくと言った

N5 彼 kare he N3 少々 shoushou a little, briefly, slightly N5 時間 jikan time N4 いただく itadaku receive humbly, eat or drink humbly

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N4 少 shou / suku.nai, suko.shi few, little, un petit peu N5 時 ji / toki, -doki time, hour, temps N5 間 kan, ken / aida, ma, ai interval, space, intervalle N4 言 gen, gon / i.u, koto say, word, dire

N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information