(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
to pile up; to accumulate
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
having not the slightest idea
this world; this life; world of the living
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
how; in what way; by what means
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
steel; sword steel; sword
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification