anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to name; to call; to christen; to term
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
full capacity; all one's ability
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
acceleration; speeding up
exponential growth; geometric progression
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
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
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour