ancient times; distant past; antiquity
practice; practising; training; study
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
all times and places; all ages and countries
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
ancient city; former capital
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
classical elegance; antiquity
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
training room (hall); gymnasium
archeologist; archaeologist
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
the ancients; ancient people
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
old house; deserted house
long-serving soldier; veteran
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
ancient Japanese martial arts
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
antiques; old works of art
antique; old article; secondhand goods
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
giving lessons at pupils' homes; going to train in stable other than your own
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
old poem (esp. waka); old song
study of antiquities; archeology
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
used paper; paper for recycling
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
archeological; archaeological
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
faded color; faded colour; antique look
Kokin Wakashū (Heian period collection of poetry)
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
old soldier; veteran; old hand
old and new (thing); old, but unused
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis
training by two participants of the same skill level (kendo); general training involving all six types (kendo)
ancient human skeleton; archaeological human remains
learning from observing others
old meaning; old interpretation
ancient character (esp. Chinese); ancient writing
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
ancient Japanese martial arts
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
old-fashioned and tasteful
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
kakari geiko; training performed by an attacker and a defender
oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)
old precedent; tradition; custom
classical or dead languages
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette
classical theatre; classical theater
Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology
mid-Edo period Imari ware
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
in all ages; since antiquity
classics; classical studies
extinct plants and animals
ancient rice varieties; wild rice
pre-owned (real estate) property; used property; existing home
new old stock; NOS; unused goods of old manufacture
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods); ancient Bizen ware (Kamakura to early Momoyama periods)
historical document written without a particular addressee (e.g. a diary)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
imitation of classical styles
practice book used in jōruri and nagauta
ancient expression; old poem
classicist; classical scholar
antique store; antique shop
exhibition of rare (old, antiquarian) books
old imported article (esp. a precious item imported during or before the Muromachi period)
ancient ways; the feelings of the ancients
all times and places; everywhen and everywhere
training performed by an attacker and a defender, involving intentional openings
guqin (Chinese seven-string zither)
from (since) ancient times; from time immemorial
archeological world (archaeological); world of archeology; archeological circles
training partner; training hall (esp. one made of wooden planks and used for dancing practice)
Guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)
(as opposed to those compiled later) ancient fudoki compiled by imperial order in 713 CE
former appearance; original form
old form; old format; traditional format
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
paleography; the study of ancient writings
nostalgic person; person who prefers the good old days; fuddy-duddy
high quality hemp cloth from Miyakojima (Okinawa prefecture)
pre-owned home; previously owned home; existing home
ancient establishment; ancient laws
Okinawan kobudo; traditional martial arts of the Ryukyu Islands
commentaries of the ancients
revival or reactionary mood
Japanese classical musical instruments
ancient precepts; ancient teachings; old reading (of kanji or kanbun)
Fukko Shinto; Restoration Shinto; Reform Shinto (prominent 18th century form of Shinto, based on the classics, and free from Confucian and Buddhist influences)
permanence; immortality; eternity
Ancient Egyptian (language)
classical Greek (language); ancient Greek
archaeozoology; archeozoology; zooarchaeology
Suiko period (i.e. the Asuka period, esp. under the reign of Empress Suiko, approx. 592-628 CE)
everlasting; unchangeable; immortal
pre-Kumarajiva Chinese translation (i.e. before the 5th century)
old orogenic belt; mountain belts formed in the Palaeozoic era
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
origin and history; particulars
re-used wooden materials; recycled furnishings
ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese
Kogi Shingon ("Old Shingon" school of Buddhism)
Heian-period kana writing
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on pre-Jin and Yuan teachings
scenic sites and historic places; places of natural beauty and historic interest
study of historical documents; diplomatics; diplomatic; paleography; palaeography
marks to aid in reading Chinese classics
Western classical studies; classics
old pottery; antique porcelain
mongolism; Down's Syndrome
ruins of old kilns; old kiln sites
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
Koga Faction (of the LDP)
Kofun people; people of the Kofun period
palaeobiogeography; paleobiogeography
used item in good condition
paleogeography; palaeogeography
palaeography; paleography
paleobotany; paleophytology
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (China)
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
papercraft sculpture representing a scene akin to a painting
training matches where the winner picks his next opponent
marine archaeology; underwater archaeology
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
allowance paid by the Sumo Association to a coach for each wrestler in his stable
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
as-new car (for sale); pre-registered car; ex-demo car; demonstrator car
a row of training matches with the same opponent
neoclassical school (of economics)
Men seldom live to be seventy (Du Fu (c.712-c.770)); Few people live to be seventy
archaism; pseudoclassicism
antique vessel; antique utensil; antique
Paleoheterodonta (subclass of bivalve molluscs)
paleocortex (palaeocortex); paleopallium
practice session where grand champion is present
training by participants of the same skill level (kendo)
museum (esp. with collections of old objects)
from times immemorial; from ancient times
something that looks difficult but actually isn't; swimming in a cold lake during mid-winter seems difficult, but it's nothing to a kappa
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii); Dzungarian horse
kamraj (Helminthostachys zeylanica); tunjuk-langit; di wu gong
Miyako toad (Bufo gargarizans miyakonis)
Mongolian gazelle (Procapra gutturosa); zeren
for ever; from ancient times
from long ago up until the present day