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古いふるい旧い故い～い Adj.Freq #1192
1

Of things, not people

old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn

Examples
ケンが使っている机はもう古い。
The desk that Ken uses is old.
2

long; since long ago; time-honored

3

of the distant past; long-ago

4

stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny

5

old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

古代こだいNoun～の Adj.Freq #5548
1

ancient times; distant past; antiquity

Examples
古代インカの時代に、アメリカ大陸でもっとも大きい都市であった。
In the days of the ancient Incas, it was the largest city in America.
稽古けいこNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #5706
1

practice; practising; training; study

Examples
彼女は六歳でピアノのけいこを始めた。
She began lessons in piano at age 6.
古いにしえ往古NounFreq #5966
1

Poetical term

antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times

古びるふるびるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7620
1

to look old; to get old

Examples
けれども、急にめまいがして、再び古びた椅子に座りこんだ。
But he suddenly felt dizzy and he sat down again in his old chair.
古来こらいNoun～の Adj.AdverbFreq #12081
1

from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

Examples
彼は古来まれな芸術家だ。
He is as great an artist as lived.
古風こふうNoun～な Adj.Freq #14876
1

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

Examples
私の母はとても古風なんです。
My mother is really of the old school.
名古屋なごやNounFreq #15133
1

Nagoya (city)

Examples
小学５年の息子が静岡から名古屋の小学校に転入しました。
My fifth-year junior school son has transferred into a school in Nagoya from Shizuoka.
古典こてんNounFreq #16002
1

classic (work, esp. book); the classics

Examples
古典の文学書を読むことは価値のあることです。
It is worthwhile reading classical works of literature.
太古たいこNoun～の Adj.Freq #16741
1

ancient times; prehistoric times

Examples
人類は太古の昔から指を用いて食べ物を食してきたのである。
People have eaten with their fingers from the beginning of history.
古きふるきFreq #17459
1

Noun or verb acting prenominally; Old attributive form of ふるい

old; olden

古祠こしNounFreq #17590
1

old small shrine

古ふる故旧Freq #20501
1

Common noun

used item; secondhand item

2

Noun, used as a prefix

old; used; previous

Examples
森のはずれに古小屋が立っているのが見えた。
We saw an old hut standing at the margin of the forest.
中古ちゅうこちゅうぶるFreq #20709
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

used; second-hand; old

Examples
その中古の冷蔵庫はひどい代物だった。
That used refrigerator was a real dog.
2

ちゅうこ only; Common noun

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

古典的こてんてき～な Adj.Freq #20952
1

classical; classic

Examples
もっと古典的な顔立ちなのかと思いきや、今の時代でも充分通用する美形です。
I expected more classical features, but hers is a beauty that would do well even in this age.
古参こさんNoun～の Adj.Freq #22743
1

senior; veteran; old-timer

Examples
古参議員たちは、選挙で参議院の議席を失いそうになりました。
The old guard was nearly voted out of the Upper House.
古傷ふるきず古疵古創NounFreq #23574
1

old wound; scar

2

unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed

古くからふるくから～の Adj.ExpressionFreq #7869
1

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

手こずるてこずる梃子摺る手古摺る手子摺る梃摺るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #15948
1

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

Examples
私はその仕事にてこずった。
I had some trouble with the work.
古めかしいふるめかしい～い Adj.Freq #17723
1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

古ぼけるふるぼける古惚ける古呆けるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #18006
1

to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty

Examples
その部屋には古ぼけた椅子が一つあるだけだった。
There was nothing but an old chair in the room.
反故にする反古にするほごにするExpressionする VerbFreq #24714
1

to throw away as useless; to scrap

Examples
一族が苦労して積み上げてきたものを、お前は一瞬で反故にするつもりか。
Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?
2

to make null and void; to renege; to annul; to revoke

古今東西ここんとうざいNoun四字熟語Freq #24778
1

all times and places; all ages and countries

Examples
古今東西、嫁と姑の仲は上手くいかぬ例が多いと見える。
In all times and places many examples of poor relations between wives and mothers-in-law can be seen.
古本屋ふるほんやNounFreq #25744
1

secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller

Examples
古本屋と古着屋をあさるのが好きです。
I like shopping in used-book stores and in used-clothing shops.
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