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Oil has played an important part in the progress of civilization.
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Vocabulary list

sekiyu
noun
  1. oil; petroleum
  2. kerosene; paraffin
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
bunmei
noun
  1. civilization; civilisation; culture
  2. Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
hattatsu
noun, suru verb
  1. development; growth
nioite
expression
  1. in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
juuyou
na adjective, noun
  1. important; momentous; essential; principal; major
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
yakuwariwohatasu

te-form

yakuwariwohatashite
expression, godan verb
  1. to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
yakuwari
noun
  1. part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
hatasu

te-form

hatashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do
godan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to do ... completely; to do ... entirely (after the -masu stem of a verb)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kita
kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to come back; to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (after the -te form of a verb)

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