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古墳人こふんじんNoun
1

Historical term

Kofun people; people of the Kofun period

古譚こたんNounFreq #105766
1

Rare term

old tale

古文字こもじNounFreq #158058
1

Rare term

kanji (as opposed to kana)

古松こしょうNounFreq #164950
1

Rare term

old pine

古々しい旧々しい古古しい旧旧しいふるぶるしい～い Adj.Freq #251197
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Rare term

very old

古潭こたんNounFreq #270933
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Rare term

old abyss

古扇ふるおうぎNounArchaic
1

old fan; worn out fan

古文こもんNoun
1

Abbreviation; Rare term

kanji

古葉ふるばふるはNounArchaic
1

old leaf; old leaves

古けるふるけるIntransitiveArchaicIchidan verb
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to become old; to become worn out

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.
名古屋なごやNounFreq #15133
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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.
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
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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.
太古たいこNoun～の Adj.Freq #16741
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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.
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)

ふるさと故郷古里故里NounFreq #21290
1

Word usually written using kana alone

hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home

Examples
トムは故郷へと戻って行った。
Tom went back to his hometown.
2

Archaic

ruins; historic remains

反故にする反古にするほごにするExpressionする VerbFreq #24714
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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

最古さいこNoun～の Adj.Freq #25835
1

the oldest; the earliest

Examples
それは現存する最古の木造建築である。
It is the oldest wooden building in existence.
使い古すつかいふるすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #29115
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to wear out (something)

Examples
さびつかせてしまうより使い古す方が良い。
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
トルコ《土耳古》《土耳其》NounUsually kanaFreq #29776
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Turkey; Türkiye

Examples
かつてサルタンが今日のトルコを統治していた。
Once the Sultan ruled over what today is Turkey.
2

Abbreviation

turquoise

お稽古おけいこNounHonorificFreq #30637
1

practice; training

お古おふるNounFreq #36414
1

used article (esp. clothes)

故事古事こじNounFreq #39536
1

historical event; ancient event

2

tradition; folklore; legend; origin

こじつけるTransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #39886
1

to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)

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