大昔、たいていの人々は季節の変化に応じて移動する集団の中で暮らしていた。

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English Translation

A long time ago, most people lived in groups that moved around as the seasons changed.

Furigana

大昔(おおむかし)、たいていの人々(ひとびと)は季節(きせつ)の変化(へんか)に応(おう)じて移動(いどう)する集団(しゅうだん)の中(なか)で暮(く)らしていた。

Romanji

Ōmukashi, taitei no hitobito wa kisetsu no henka ni ōjite idōsuru shūdan no naka de kurashiteita.

Words

大昔 (おおむかし)

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

大抵 (たいてい)

mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally; probably; most; almost all; ordinary; proper; appropriate; moderate

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

季節 (きせつ)

season

変化 (へんか)

change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis; variety; diversity; inflection; declension; conjugation; sidestepping

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

応じる (おうじる)

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

移動 (いどう)

movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel; mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving

集団 (しゅうだん)

group; mass

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

暮らす (くらす)

to live; to get along; to spend (time)