fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be found; to be discovered
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius); gigantic; huge; enormous
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
headquarters; head office; main office
what kind of; what sort of; what
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
why; how; for what reason
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
don't you think?; indicates question
it's no joke; gimme a break!
how; in what way; by what means
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader