古

study of antiquities; archaeology; archeology

dress rehearsal

nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes

developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past

love of antiquities

Buddhism

single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; copper or iron implement, pointed at both ends, used in esoteric Buddhist rituals

cloth of a tokko pattern

Mongol; Mongolian

Medicine

Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis

to wear out; to wear until threadbare

old and new (thing); old, but unused

nostalgic; old-fashioned

turquoise (mineral)

ancient times

Martial arts

learning from observing others

perpetuity; eternity

accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)

reactionism

Sumo

head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice

oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)

rehearsal

mid-winter training

Sumo

Nagoya Tournament (held in July)

'taru' adjective

old-fashioned and tasteful

origin and history; particulars