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- そして その手には それぞれ クリスタルが握られていた Meaning (FF1 Japanese Explained)『そして その手には それぞれ クリスタルが握られていた』means 「And in their hands, each held a crystal」. It’s a line from Final Fantasy I‘s opening narration, using the passive form to focus on the crystals
- 風はやみ Meaning (Final Fantasy I Japanese Explained)『風はやみ』 means 「The wind ceased」. It’s a short, literary line from Final Fantasy 1‘s opening narration, using the stem form of 「やむ (to stop) 」 rather than its plain past
- 長い冒険の末 4人の若者が この地にたどり着いた Meaning (FF1 Japanese Explained)『長い冒険の末 4人の若者が この地にたどり着いた』means 「After a long journey, four young people arrived in this land」. It’s a line from Final Fantasy I‘s opening narration, using 「〜の末」 to stress that the arrival
- 人々は ひとつの予言を信じ それを待っていた Meaning (FF1 Japanese Explained)『人々は ひとつの予言を信じ それを待っていた』means 『The people believed in a prophecy and waited for it』. It’s a line from Final Fantasy I‘s opening narration, using the stem form of 信じる to link
- 大地は腐ってゆく Meaning (Final Fantasy I Japanese Explained)『大地は腐ってゆく』means 「The earth is rotting away」. It’s a line from Final Fantasy I‘s opening narration, using 「〜てゆく」 to show that the decay is ongoing, not finished. Following straight on from
- この世は暗黒に包まれている Meaning (Final Fantasy 1 Japanese Explained)『この世は暗黒に包まれている』 means 「This world is engulfed in darkness」. It’s a line from Final Fantasy I‘s opening narration, using the passive form 『包まれている (is engulfed/wrapped)』 to describe the state the world
- The First 25 Japanese Words in Final Fantasy IThis is the perfect place to start building your Japanese vocabulary base with words and phrases from Final Fantasy I 『ファイナルファンタジーI』. Instead of a random word list, you will learn
- The First 10 Japanese Sentences in Final Fantasy IThis is the perfect place for you to start learning real Japanese sentences from Final Fantasy I 『ファイナルファンタジーI』. Instead of isolated grammar rules, we focus on understanding full sentences exactly
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Trailer (Japanese vs. English)I did a language analysis and breakdown of the Japanese Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Trailer and wrote this word-for-word translation. Check out the differences between the Japanese version and the









