perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
countries; (various) nations
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(how) many times; (how) often
rise and fall; ups and downs
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
split; division; break up
major powers of the world; great powers
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
innumerable; countless; numberless
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
name; given name; first name
to forget completely; to leave behind
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...