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君の奥の手を使うときが来た。

Sentence Analyzer

奥の手 使う とき 来た

English Translation

The time has come for you to play your trump card.

Furigana

(きみ)(おく)()使(つか)うときが()た。

Romanji

Kimi no okunote o tsukau toki ga kita.

Words

(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
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
奥の手 (おくのて)
left hand; upper hand; secret skills; secret; mystery; last resort; trump card
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
来る (きたる)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: オウ、 おく、 おく.まる、 くま
Meanings: heart, interior
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become