old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
no!; no no!; no, not at all
how many people; a number of people
autograph; one's own handwriting; personal note
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(plain) hot water; boiled water
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance