making practical; making useful; implementing
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
few decades; many decades; several decades
several hundred; hundreds (of)
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
prohibition; ban; embargo
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
cultural assets; cultural property
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
emperor (of Japan); mikado
(fine) branded item; product of a distinguished brand
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
property; fortune; assets
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
VIP; very important person
rich person; wealthy person