to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
discovery; detection; finding
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
Egyptian civilization (civilisation)
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
Yellow River civilization; Huang civilization; cradle of Chinese civilization
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
Mesopotamian civilization (civilisation)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
Aegean civilization (civilisation)
Indus (valley) civilization (civilisation)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
early (days); initial stage; initial
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly