This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

そろそろ話の本筋に入るべきです。

Sentence Analyzer

そろそろ 本筋 入る べき です

English Translation

It's time to get down to business.

Furigana

そろそろ(はなし)本筋(ほんすじ)(はい)るべきです。

Romanji

Sorosoro hanashi no honsuji ni hairu beki desu.

Words

そろそろ (そろそろ、そろっと)
slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly; soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
本筋 (ほんすじ)
main thread (of a story)
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
入る (いる)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: キン、 すじ
Meanings: muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings: enter, insert