ancient times; distant past; antiquity
practice; practising; training; study
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
ancient times; prehistoric times
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
senior; veteran; old-timer
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
all times and places; all ages and countries
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
ancient city; former capital
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
classical elegance; antiquity
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
training room (hall); gymnasium
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
archeologist; archaeologist
Mongolia (region); Greater Mongolia; Mongolian Plateau; Mongols (nomadic tribe)
the ancients; ancient people
old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
long-serving soldier; veteran
old house; deserted house
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
ancient Japanese martial arts
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
old kingdom; ancient kingdom
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
restoration of imperial rule; Restoration (England)
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
antique; old article; secondhand goods
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
study of antiquities; archaeology; archeology
giving lessons at pupils' homes; going to train in stable other than your own
antiques; old works of art
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
old poem (esp. waka); old song
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
archeological; archaeological
used paper; paper for recycling
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)
faded color; faded colour; antique look
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
old sword; old katana; kotō; old sword; katana forged before the advent of the Keichō era
Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
Turkey; Türkiye; turquoise
old soldier; veteran; old hand
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
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 and new (thing); old, but unused
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 site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
ancient Japanese martial arts
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798); Commentary on Records of Ancient Matters
old-fashioned and tasteful
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
kakari geiko; training performed by an attacker and a defender
horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)
old precedent; tradition; custom
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
rehearsal; run-through; practice
classical or dead languages
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette
classical theatre; classical theater
mid-Edo period Imari ware
Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
in all ages; since antiquity
strenuous training; intense training
pre-owned (real estate) property; used property; existing home
kanji (as opposed to kana)
classics; classical studies
extinct plants and animals
old imported article (esp. a precious item imported during or before the Muromachi period)
ancient rice varieties; wild rice
classical antiquity; Greek and Roman eras
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
unmatched in history; unequaled in history
new old stock; NOS; unused goods of old manufacture
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
former residence; former land; place remembered for a connection to someone
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)
imitation of classical styles
practice book used in jōruri and nagauta
Gleanings from Ancient Stories (Inbe no Hironari, 807 CE); historical record from the Inbe clan
secondhand bookstore dealing in relatively new books
ancient expression; old poem
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
second-hand condominium; previously owned apartment
classicist; classical scholar
training performed by an attacker and a defender, involving intentional openings
antique store; antique shop
ancient Orient; ancient Near East
exhibition of rare (old, antiquarian) books
ancient ways; the feelings of the ancients
all times and places; everywhen and everywhere
guqin (Chinese seven-string zither)
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)
former appearance; original form
used book; secondhand book
pre-owned home; previously owned home; existing home
ancient fudoki compiled by imperial order in 713 CE
old form; old format; traditional format
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
paleography; the study of ancient writings
music of the classical period
Okinawan kobudo; traditional martial arts of the Ryukyu Islands
nostalgic person; person who prefers the good old days; fuddy-duddy
high quality hemp cloth from Miyakojima (Okinawa prefecture)
ancient establishment; ancient laws
old edition (of a book); old woodblock
rice remaining from the harvest two years ago; old rice
commentaries of the ancients
archeological materials; archeological artifacts
permanence; immortality; eternity
reactionary tendency; revivalist mood; tendency to revert to old customs
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)
Ancient Egyptian (language)
classical Greek (language); ancient Greek
in all ages; since antiquity
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
rice remaining from the harvest three years ago
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
Kojiki with Ancient Readings (by Nagase Masachi, 1803)
scenic sites and historic places; places of natural beauty and historic interest
study of historical documents; diplomatics; diplomatic; paleography; palaeography
diacritical marks used for interpreting classical Chinese
Western classical studies; classics
old pottery; antique porcelain
historic ruins; foundations of an ancient building
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
remaindered book; discounted new book
paleobotany; paleophytology
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (China)
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
Secondhand Articles Business Act
papercraft sculpture representing a scene akin to a painting
training matches where the winner picks his next opponent
marine archaeology; underwater archaeology
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
Japan Classic Literature Research Institute
allowance paid by the Sumo Association to a coach for each wrestler in his stable
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
a row of training matches with the same opponent
as-new car (for sale); pre-registered car; ex-demo car; demonstrator car
neoclassical school (of economics)
Miyako Special Needs School (older name style)
condominium that was built over a year ago but has not been lived in
men seldom live to be seventy; few people live to be seventy
antique vessel; antique utensil; antique
Commentary on Ancient History (by Hirata Atsutane, 1825)
archaism; pseudoclassicism
historical kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); old kana orthography
Paleoheterodonta (subclass of bivalve molluscs)
paleocortex (palaeocortex); paleopallium
paleognaths (birds of the infraclass Paleognathae); palaeognaths
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
References to Ancient History (by Hirata Atsutane, 1818)
epicanthus; epicanthic fold; epicanthal fold
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
kobukusa (type of high-quality silk wrapper used in tea ceremony)
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
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
Himalayan ash (Fraxinus griffithii); Griffith's ash
for ever; from ancient times
from long ago up until the present day