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ぽつぽつとお客きゃくさんが来き始はじめた。

Span Details

bit by bit; little by little; gradually

-> ポツポツnoun, adverb

adverbial manner marker (with adverbs and mimetics)

お

honorific/polite/humble prefix

prefix

guest; visitor; customer; client; patron; counter for servings (for guests)

Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms; -san; politeness marker

来き始はじめ

start to come; begin to arrive

-> 来はじめるichidan verb

past tense or completed action