old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
practice; practising; training; study
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
all times and places; all ages and countries
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
old clothes; secondhand clothing
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
used article (esp. clothes)
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
ancient city; former capital
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
training room (hall); gymnasium
archeologist; archaeologist
the ancients; ancient people
good old; good old-fashioned
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
old house; deserted house
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
old soldier; veteran; old hand
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
long-serving soldier; veteran
ancient Japanese martial arts
antique; old article; secondhand goods
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
classical elegance; antiquity
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
antiques; old works of art
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
giving lessons at pupils' homes; going to train in stable other than your own
old poem (esp. waka); old song
full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
the good old days; halcyon days
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
used paper; paper for recycling
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
good old wife; one's wife of many years
archeological; archaeological
faded color; faded colour; antique look
study of antiquities; archeology
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
Kokin Wakashū (Heian period collection of poetry)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
old soldier; veteran; old hand
feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand
antique art dealer; antique dealer; antiquary
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis
to wear out; to wear until threadbare
old and new (thing); old, but unused
old fox; old-timer; schemer
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
learning from observing others
old house; deserted house
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
Nagoya Tournament (held in July)
old-fashioned and tasteful
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
old precedent; tradition; custom
classical theatre; classical theater
old clothes; worn-out clothes; cast-off clothes
training by two participants of the same skill level (kendo); general training involving all six types (kendo)
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
kakari geiko; training performed by an attacker and a defender
old meaning; old interpretation
ancient Japanese martial arts
classical or dead languages
mid-Edo period Imari ware
to say repeatedly; to say proverbially
in all ages; since antiquity
horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)
convention; usage; old customs; old etiquette
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
pre-owned (real estate) property; used property; existing home
new old stock; NOS; unused goods of old manufacture
Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology
classics; classical studies
extinct plants and animals
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
historical document written without a particular addressee (e.g. a diary)
imitation of classical styles
ancient human skeleton; archaeological human remains
ancient character (esp. Chinese); ancient writing
ancient rice varieties; wild rice
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
practice book used in jōruri and nagauta
antique market; flea market; jumble market; used-goods market
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
classicist; classical scholar
old-fashioned (in one's way of thinking)
antique store; antique shop
treating a metal surface to make it look worn and aged; antique finish
Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods); ancient Bizen ware (Kamakura to early Momoyama periods)
ancient expression; old poem
exhibition of rare (old, antiquarian) books
old imported article (esp. a precious item imported during or before the Muromachi period)
all times and places; everywhen and everywhere
ancient ways; the feelings of the ancients
guqin (Chinese seven-string zither)
training partner; training hall (esp. one made of wooden planks and used for dancing practice)
from (since) ancient times; from time immemorial
Guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)
(as opposed to those compiled later) ancient fudoki compiled by imperial order in 713 CE
former appearance; original form
training performed by an attacker and a defender, involving intentional openings
old form; old format; traditional format
paleography; the study of ancient writings
pre-owned home; previously owned home; existing home
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
archeological world (archaeological); world of archeology; archeological circles
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
common variety of women's kimono sash
Okinawan kobudo; traditional martial arts of the Ryukyu Islands
nostalgic person; person who prefers the good old days; fuddy-duddy
high quality hemp cloth from Miyakojima (Okinawa prefecture)
ancient establishment; ancient laws
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
commentaries of the ancients
Japanese classical musical instruments
worn-out shoes; worn-out socks
revival or reactionary mood
classical Greek (language); ancient Greek
ancient precepts; ancient teachings; old reading (of kanji or kanbun)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
Ancient Egyptian (language)
the good old days; halcyon days
permanence; immortality; eternity
Fukko Shinto; Restoration Shinto; Reform Shinto (prominent 18th century form of Shinto, based on the classics, and free from Confucian and Buddhist influences)
Suiko period (i.e. the Asuka period, esp. under the reign of Empress Suiko, approx. 592-628 CE)
remote antiquity; ancient times; the remote past
old orogenic belt; mountain belts formed in the Palaeozoic era
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
everlasting; unchangeable; immortal
used article (esp. clothes)
pre-Kumarajiva Chinese translation (i.e. before the 5th century)
archaeozoology; archeozoology; zooarchaeology
marks to aid in reading Chinese classics
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
Heian-period kana writing
ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese
scenic sites and historic places; places of natural beauty and historic interest
study of historical documents; diplomatics; diplomatic; paleography; palaeography
ruins of old kilns; old kiln sites
re-used wooden materials; recycled furnishings
a strong foundation can withstand any storm; (lit.) an old river does not run out of water
Kogi Shingon ("Old Shingon" school of Buddhism)
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on pre-Jin and Yuan teachings
to say repeatedly (often by many people); to say over and over again
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
origin and history; particulars
old pottery; antique porcelain
Western classical studies; classics
marine archaeology; underwater archaeology
commentaries of the ancients
mongolism; Down's Syndrome
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
chogori; jeogori; short jacket traditionally worn by Koreans
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
to say repeatedly; to say proverbially
Guzheng (type of ancient Chinese zither)
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail)
classical Greek (language); ancient Greek
the good old days; halcyon days
marks to aid in reading Chinese classics
Koga Faction (of the LDP)
ruins of old kilns; old kiln sites
antique vessel; antique utensil; antique
last year's grass; dead grass
archaism; pseudoclassicism
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
from times immemorial; from ancient times
for ever; from ancient times
practice session where grand champion is present
a row of training matches with the same opponent
allowance paid by the Sumo Association to a coach for each wrestler in his stable
training matches where the winner picks his next opponent
Men seldom live to be seventy (Du Fu (c.712-c.770)); Few people live to be seventy
aged paste; microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper
from long ago up until the present day
paleocortex (palaeocortex); paleopallium
to pour new wine into old wineskins; to give something unorthodox an orthodox presentation
to put new wine into old wineskins; to put new wine into old bottles
palaeobiogeography; paleobiogeography
paleogeography; palaeogeography
neoclassical school (of economics)
papercraft sculpture representing a scene akin to a painting
papercraft sculpture representing a scene akin to a painting
Paleoheterodonta (subclass of bivalve molluscs)
museum (esp. with collections of old objects)
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
archaeoastronomy; archeoastronomy
Nagoya driving; bad driving for which Nagoya residents are known
something that looks difficult but actually isn't; swimming in a cold lake during mid-winter seems difficult, but it's nothing to a kappa
ignoring or skipping over of Nagoya (by trains, music tours, events, etc.)
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (China)
worn-out; threadbare; timeworn; weathered; musty
worn-out; threadbare; timeworn; weathered; musty
paleobotany; paleophytology
to become old; to become worn out
as-new car (for sale); pre-registered car; ex-demo car; demonstrator car
old construction (esp. in real estate); old building
palaeography; paleography
training by participants of the same skill level (kendo)
used item in good condition
Kofun people; people of the Kofun period
Miyako toad (Bufo gargarizans miyakonis)
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii); Dzungarian horse
Mongolian gazelle (Procapra gutturosa); zeren
Umbonium giganteum (species of sea snail)
kamraj (Helminthostachys zeylanica); tunjuk-langit; di wu gong