town; city; municipal; urban
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
headquarters; head office; main office
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
direct connection; direct link
main street; avenue; boulevard
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to come and go; to go back and forth
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo