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It's about time you set about cleaning the table.
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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
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.
kataduku

Potential Plain te-form

katadukete
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be put in order; to be put to rights
  2. to be disposed of; to be solved
  3. to be finished
  4. to be married (off) (also written as 嫁く)
katadukeru

te-form

katadukete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away
  2. to settle (problem); to clear (dispute)
  3. to finish; to bring something to an end
  4. to marry off (e.g. a daughter) (sometimes 嫁ける)
  5. to do away with someone; to bump someone off
hajimeru

te-form

hajimete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
  2. to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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)
yo
particle
  1. hey; you (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
  2. hey (after a noun; used when calling out to someone)
  3. hey; hold on (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention)
interjection
  1. yo; hey

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