Sugawara is my best friend.

His story was filled with archaic jokes.

The patrol car was patrolling our neighborhood.

He always wears stylish clothes and seems very carefree.

Mr. Sugai is my best friend.

He is reading a sura of the Qur'an.

We set traps to kill the mice in the house.

We started killing rodents in the house.

The teacher imparted knowledge to the students.

The Jingi-kan was in charge of religious administration in ancient Japan.