civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to pass (of time); to elapse
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
all; entire; whole; altogether
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
all right; very well; okay; I got it
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently