secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
just because; even if; even though
cold reception; inhospitality
aforementioned; above-mentioned
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
spot; point; place; position
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to throw away; to abandon
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
still; even now; to this day
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
at once; immediately; right now
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses