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Furigana Show|Add to ▼ Source Totoeba Project
Quick let's get started on the project proposal while the idea is still fresh in our minds. There's no time like the present.
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omoitattagakichijitsu
expression
  1. no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
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omoitatsu

Plain Past Indicative Form

omoitatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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kichijitsu
noun
  1. lucky day
  2. unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
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sassoku
adverb
  1. at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
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purojekuto
noun
  1. project
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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kikaku
noun, suru verb
  1. planning; project; plan; design
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an
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. idea; plan; proposal; suggestion; (government) bill
noun
  1. draft; rough copy
  2. expectation
  3. desk; stand
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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.
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kakihajimeru

Plain Presumptive Form

kakihajimeyou
ichidan verb
  1. to begin to write; to begin writing (esp. 書き始める)
  2. to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting (esp. 描き始める)
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kaku

masu stem

kaki
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to write; to compose; to pen
  2. to draw; to paint
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Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
hajimeru

Plain Presumptive Form

hajimeyou
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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