historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
a long time ago; in those days
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
Britain (island); Great Britain
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
firm; steadfast; indomitable; unswerving; invincible
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
emperor (of Japan); mikado
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
absorption; suction; attraction
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
(made of) stone; stone-built
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
rather; better; instead; if anything
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect