from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
tool; implement; means; furniture
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
fate; destiny; predestination
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be erected; to be built
scale; scope; plan; structure
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle