Japanese Sentences with English Translations - Sentences [であった]

I saw at a glance that he was an ordinary man.

It was her fate to die young.

It is true that Aristotle distinguishes the tyrant from the king by the fact that the former governs in his own interest, and the latter only for the good of his subjects; but it would follow from Aristotle's distinction that, from the very beginning of the world, there has not yet been a single king.

Men are children their whole life.

Benjamin Franklin was an American statesman and inventor.

Benjamin Franklin was an American politician and inventor.

I met her in the winter.

I met her one winter day.

I met her on a certain winter day.

I met her on a certain winter day.

I met her one winter day.

I met her in the winter a number of years ago.

I met her in the winter several years ago.

I met her in the winter a number of years ago.

I met her in the winter several years ago.

I met her in the winter three years ago.

I met her in the winter three years ago.

I met her last winter.

I met her in the winter of last year.

I met her last winter.