no matter how much time passes
extensive knowledge; erudition
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
physical condition; state of health
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
first generation; founder
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
beginning (of a century, etc.)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
rationality; reasonableness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
each prefecture; all prefectures
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to call in; to invite; to bring in
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for