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It's about time you sent the children to bed.
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Vocabulary list

sorosoro
adverb, adverb taking the to particle
  1. slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly
  2. soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
kodomotachi
noun
  1. children
kodomo
noun
  1. child
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
nekaseru

te-form

nekasete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to put to bed
  2. to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side
  3. to set something aside unused; to let lie idle
  4. to ferment; to lay down (wine)
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
yoijikan
expression, noun
  1. (getting) late; about time
  2. good time (for doing something); good timing
yoi
i adjective
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also いい (all senses))
  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
jikan
noun
  1. time
  2. hour
  3. period; class; lesson
da
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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