私たちは、これまでささいなことを話し合ってきた。そろそろ、本題に入るころだ。

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English Translation

We have been discussing minor matters; it's high time we began talking turkey.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは、これまでささいなことを話(はな)し合(あ)ってきた。そろそろ、本題(ほんだい)に入(はい)るころだ。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, kore made sasaina koto o hanashiattekita. sorosoro, hondai ni hairu koro da.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

些細 (ささい)

trivial; slight

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

を (を)

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.

話し合う (はなしあう)

to discuss; to talk together

そろそろ (そろそろ、そろっと)

slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly; soon; momentarily; before long; any time now

本題 (ほんだい)

main question; real issue at hand

に (に)

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

ころ (ころ)

roller; runner; dried whale blubber

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative