ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
coincident with; while; simultaneously
accumulation; accumulate; store
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
property; fortune; assets
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
society; public; community; social studies
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pile up; to accumulate
thought; consideration; thinking
overlapping; piling; stacking
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
other; another; over; more than; I; me
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
legendary; fabled; fabulous
living thing; living creature; animal; life
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
many; a lot; much; multitude
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
natural disaster; cataclysm
war; fighting; fierce competition
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
literature; books (reference); document