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May 1

  Sorosoro majimeni
kekkon no koto kangaenai to na. 

I should start thinking seriously 
about marriage.     

Vocabulary / Expressions

sorosoro
そろそろ
soon
majimeni
まじめに
seriously
kekkon
結婚
marriage
~ no koto
~のこと
about ~
kangaeru
考える
to think

Notes

"~ nai to na (~ないとな)" is a contracted form of "~ nai to ikenai na (~ないといけないな)". "~ nai to ikenai (~ないといけない)" means "have to" or "must". "Na (な)" is a sentence ending particle which indicates a casual emphasis on a decision. 

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