ancient times; distant past; antiquity
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
lately; recently; nowadays
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
show; exhibition; spectacle
one's house; one's home; one's family
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
struggle (for); scramble; contest
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
post; quarters; military station; police station
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism)